Climate

Are Minnesota's winters getting snowier? Well, yes, and no.
As Minnesota battles through a ground blizzard, let’s put these recent big winter storms that have slammed the area into a broader climate context. Minnesota's winters are getting warmer — that's one of the main impacts we're seeing here in Minnesota because of climate change. But are they also getting snowier?
Walz, DFL lawmakers look to speed up shift to carbon-free electricity
With DFLers now in charge of both the House and the Senate, the proposal’s chances of approval have improved. But some of the state’s top utilities say meeting that new deadline could be a challenge.
Green group pitches alternative vision for PolyMet site
An environmental group fighting the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota has proposed an alternative vision for the site that reimagines it as a clean energy and manufacturing hub.
Climate signals from the sparrows in the sky
Birds are sentinel species when it come to our changing climate. And even subtle climate shifts can have outsized impacts.
Work of pioneering Arctic explorer from Minnesota gains new relevance in tracking effects of climate change
Canadian researchers have been traveling to Minnesota to view plant specimens gathered in the Arctic decades ago by a boot-clomping, chain-smoking librarian who grew up near Duluth. The work of Margaret Oldenburg is finding new relevance as a way to better understand the effects of climate change.