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A new study in the journal Nature finds fish are on the move because of climate change. But which species can adapt, and which will run out of favorable ocean real estate as they reach their thermal limits?
Cargill, Target ask lawmakers to address climate change in final Capitol negotiations
While the corporations' letter to lawmakers doesn't specifically endorse the 100 percent carbon-free electricity policy supported by the DFL-led House but not the GOP-controlled Senate, the companies say reducing carbon emissions will boost growth and competitiveness in the state.
Chronic wasting found in 7 deer on Crow Wing Co. farm
Officials moved to close the Merrifield, Minn., operation earlier this year after a wild doe found about a half-mile from the farm tested positive for CWD, increasing concern that the fatal disease had spread.
Effects of surgery on a warming planet: Can anesthesia go green?
Anesthesia revolutionized surgery by vanquishing patients' pain. But many of the chemicals are greenhouse gases. One Oregon doctor who has done the math says some are much less damaging to the planet.
A UN report found that upwards of a million plants and animals are facing extinction. What can be done to save Earth's species? Tiffany Hanssen fills in for MPR host Kerri Miller.