Climate

February 26, 2019 10:38 AM

Minnesota's solar capacity jumped almost 50 percent last year

The state's total solar capacity is now about 882 megawatts, enough to power over 100,000 homes, according to new Commerce Department data.

by Cody Nelson

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February 14, 2019 6:29 AM

You may be surprised to learn which two countries are making the globe a lot greener

Satellite images show the amount of green vegetation on Earth increasing, despite deforestation. But some of the added greenery has a down side.

by Dan Charles

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February 12, 2019 5:00 PM

The Twin Cities will feel like Kansas in 61 years

While 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.

by Cody Nelson

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February 12, 2019 4:00 AM

Walz's Commerce Dept. to renew Line 3 appeal

Last 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.

by Dan Kraker

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February 5, 2019 7:51 PM

100 percent renewable energy bill gets hearing at Capitol

A bill that would supercharge Minnesota's renewable energy standard got its first hearing at the Capitol Tuesday.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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January 31, 2019 5:46 AM

Why is it so *&%# cold? Come warm up in the answer vortex

The polar vortex has brought air so incredibly cold it may set low-temperature records. Will it ever be warm again?

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January 30, 2019 6:24 PM

Massive starfish die-off is tied to global warming

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.

by Rebecca Hersher

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January 30, 2019 4:00 AM

Cold comfort: Subzero weather great for Minnesota's lakes

The frigid temperatures this week are keeping Minnesotans indoors, but there's a bright spot. Experts say bitterly cold weather actually can have positive impacts on lakes from curbing the growth of harmful algae to reducing water loss.

by Kirsti Marohn

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January 17, 2019 5:41 PM

From disease to habitat loss, researchers lay out Minnesota's bleak climate realities

Minnesota lawmakers considering new legislation for reducing greenhouse gas emissions got their second crash course Thursday. This time, it was on all the ways climate change is already harming the state.

by Cody Nelson