Climate

Climate Cast: How to be a climate hero
A live hour-long edition of Climate Cast with MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.