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Climate

Xcel Energy, others push changes to state's community solar program

Xcel Energy, others push changes to state's community solar program

Xcel says the program, which allows residents and businesses to subscribe to solar gardens rather than buy panels for their own property, is too expensive.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minnesota's solar capacity jumped almost 50 percent last year

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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The Twin Cities will feel like Kansas in 61 years

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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Walz's Commerce Dept. to renew Line 3 appeal

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

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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Massive starfish die-off is tied to global warming

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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Cold comfort: Subzero weather great for Minnesota's lakes

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

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

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