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Climate change trial: MN jury to decide if protesters' lawbreaking is justified

Climate change trial: MN jury to decide if protesters' lawbreaking is justified

On Monday, three activists who briefly shut down two oil pipelines in Leonard, Minn., two years ago will argue their civil disobedience was justified because climate change is an imminent danger. It could be a bellwether case.
by Dan Kraker

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Meet the farmers of the future: Robots

Meet the farmers of the future: Robots

Robots are key to a new wave of local agriculture that aims to raise lettuce, basil and other produce in metropolitan areas while conserving water and sidestepping the high costs of human labor.
by The Associated Press

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Climate change drives bigger, wetter storms -- storms like Florence

Climate change drives bigger, wetter storms -- storms like Florence

Hurricane Florence -- large, slow and full of moisture -- is threatening to inundate the Southeast. It's a type of storm that's getting more likely to form.
by Rebecca Hersher

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As lake invaders dig in, Minnesota worries what comes next

As lake invaders dig in, Minnesota worries what comes next

Millions are spent every year to control the spread of aquatic invasives, but countless new species pose a future threat to Minnesota's lakes and rivers.
by Kirsti Marohn

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In Minn., Gulf shrimpers meet farmers trying to save their catch

In Minn., Gulf shrimpers meet farmers trying to save their catch

Two shrimp fishermen from the Gulf Coast traveled to Minnesota last weekend to spread the word about how the dead zone of the Mississippi River is affecting their livelihood.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Measuring the impact of invasives in Minnesota lakes is complicated, inconclusive

Measuring the impact of invasives in Minnesota lakes is complicated, inconclusive

Are aquatic invasives primarily a nuisance, or do they cause serious damage to lakes? Are invasive species going to destroy the fisheries, as predicted? And, if not, does the impact justify all the money going into it?
by Dan Gunderson

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Manure to fuel? CenterPoint wants to sell you 'renewable' natural gas

Manure to fuel? CenterPoint wants to sell you 'renewable' natural gas

The utility submitted plans Thursday for a pilot program to sell renewable natural gas. It would be one of the country's first such programs if state regulators sign off on it.
by Cody Nelson

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