Play4min 06secWhy our trees are like climate change-fighting superheroesMarch 6, 2019 9:10 AMBy Paul HuttnerOne of the most powerful climate change solutions might be right outside your window.
Play50min 56secClimate Cast: How to be a climate heroMarch 6, 2019 12:00 AMBy MPR News StaffA live hour-long edition of Climate Cast with MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner.
Play4min 38secXcel Energy, others push changes to state's community solar programMarch 1, 2019 3:56 PMBy Elizabeth DunbarXcel says the program, which allows residents and businesses to subscribe to solar gardens rather than buy panels for their own property, is too expensive.
Play3min 49secMinnesota's solar capacity jumped almost 50 percent last yearFebruary 26, 2019 10:38 AMBy Cody NelsonThe state's total solar capacity is now about 882 megawatts, enough to power over 100,000 homes, according to new Commerce Department data.
Play2min 17secYou may be surprised to learn which two countries are making the globe a lot greenerFebruary 14, 2019 6:29 AMBy Dan Charles Satellite images show the amount of green vegetation on Earth increasing, despite deforestation. But some of the added greenery has a down side.
The Twin Cities will feel like Kansas in 61 yearsFebruary 12, 2019 5:00 PMBy Cody NelsonWhile the underlying science isn't new, the publication of new "climatic analogs" for 540 urban areas in North America aims to illustrate for the general public how significantly altered the climate will be without significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Play5min 04secWalz's Commerce Dept. to renew Line 3 appealFebruary 12, 2019 4:00 AMBy Dan KrakerLast summer, state utility regulators approved the controversial $2.6 billion pipeline replacement project. Former Gov. Mark Dayton's administration appealed that decision. Walz announced Tuesday his administration will file its own challenge.
100 percent renewable energy bill gets hearing at CapitolFebruary 5, 2019 7:51 PMBy Elizabeth DunbarA bill that would supercharge Minnesota's renewable energy standard got its first hearing at the Capitol Tuesday.
Why is it so *&%# cold? Come warm up in the answer vortexJanuary 31, 2019 5:46 AMThe polar vortex has brought air so incredibly cold it may set low-temperature records. Will it ever be warm again?
Massive starfish die-off is tied to global warmingJanuary 30, 2019 6:24 PMBy Rebecca Hersher Sea stars along the Pacific Coast are dying in the largest disease epidemic ever documented in a wild marine species. New research suggests warmer water is making the disease even more deadly.