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Environmental News

MPR News is your source for environment news from Minnesota and across the country.

Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

Getting to Green is an MPR News series that shares stories about Minnesota’s clean energy transition, including what needs to be done to get there.

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Climate Cast

Listen to Climate Cast, the MPR News podcast all about our changing climate and its impact in Minnesota and worldwide.

As state warms, a few spots keep their cool

As state warms, a few spots keep their cool

Even as northern Minnesota gradually grows warmer, some scientists are trying to find and preserve "cold spots" to sustain pieces of what defines the north woods.
by Dan Kraker

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Why corporations 'go green' ahead of regulation, public policy

Why corporations 'go green' ahead of regulation, public policy

Andersen Corp. announced plans to reduce their solid waste, energy and water usage 20 percent by 2020.

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They supply brushstrokes for climate change portrait

They supply brushstrokes for climate change portrait

Hundreds of volunteers have been tracking Minnesota weather, and after more than 100 years, their work adds up to a measure of the changing climate.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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1-minute video: Why warming causes bigger storms

1-minute video: Why warming causes bigger storms

Warming means that when it rains in Minnesota, it's more likely to pour. Using popcorn and sugar, MPR News explains the science of this phenomenon.
by Curtis Gilbert and Molly Bloom

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Climate Change in Minnesota: More heat, more big storms

Climate Change in Minnesota: More heat, more big storms

A century of data proves it: Climate changes have arrived in Minnesota. It's warmer on average, especially in winter, and heavier rain falls in bigger storms. Part of our week-long series, "Climate Change in Minnesota."
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dan Kraker

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Minnesota's place on the climate change map

Minnesota's place on the climate change map

It's warmer in Minnesota, and more rain falls in big storms. Those effects are more pronounced than in most other states.

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Footnotes on climate change

Explore the sources for our series "Climate Change in Minnesota" to learn more.
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Dan Kraker

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Climate Change in Minnesota: About the project

How MPR News created this climate change series, and where to go to learn more.

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Living with it: Climate change effort shifts

Living with it: Climate change effort shifts

Minnesota is grappling with ways to cope with more rain and severe storms. As part of a week-long special report, read how some experts are focusing less on stopping the change and more on adapting to it.
by Jennifer Vogel

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A guide to 'Climate Change in Minnesota'

Join MPR News the week of Feb. 2 to examine climate change in Minnesota, the people it affects and those fighting to limit the impact.

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