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August 26, 2022 5:52 PM

Minnesota experimental forests show modest temperature increases can have big impact

A new study suggests that even small temperature changes can have a big effect on our boreal forests.

by Paul Huttner

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August 25, 2022 4:00 AM

Climate change led to dinosaurs' demise. Now, drought reveals more of their tracks

Dinosaur tracks from 113 million years ago were recently uncovered in a Texas state park after drought conditions caused parts of Paluxy River to dry up.

by Wynne Davis

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August 22, 2022 2:52 PM

Climate law could shrink price of Sherco solar project

Xcel Energy says tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act could lower the cost of building the 460-megawatt project next to its retiring coal plant in Becker by 20 percent.

by Kirsti Marohn

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August 19, 2022 4:08 PM

From anthrax in the Arctic to tickborne illness at home, climate change worsens disease

Climate change is worsening more than half of all known human pathogenic diseases -- including those spread by mosquitoes and ticks in Minnesota.

by Paul Huttner

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August 16, 2022 11:31 AM

What's in big Biden bill? Health, climate goals become law

President Joe Biden arrived at the White House promising to “build back” America, and on Tuesday he's signing into law legislation with a slimmer version of that idea.

by The Associated Press

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August 15, 2022 1:24 PM

From its start one year ago, Greenwood Fire changed landscape of northeast Minnesota

The Greenwood Fire was first spotted one year ago. By the time it was extinguished months later it had burned thousands of acres and destroyed more than a dozen homes and cabins — part of a fire season that prompted a closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

by Tim Nelson

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August 15, 2022 4:00 AM

Why scientists have pumped a potent greenhouse gas into streams on public lands

A 30-year, nationwide study of ecological changes — including the effects of climate warming — has been releasing a powerful greenhouse gas, and critics want it to stop.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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August 12, 2022 5:08 AM

The drought across Europe is drying up rivers, killing fish and shriveling crops

An unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of the European continent, damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and causing wildfires and threatening aquatic species.

by The Associated Press

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August 11, 2022 4:45 PM

More than a quarter of U.S. electricity came from renewables in April

The proportion of U.S. electricity from renewables has more than tripled from 2001.

by Paul Huttner

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August 9, 2022 3:48 AM

Hotter nights could increase global mortality rates, a study warns

Nighttime temperatures could double in some eastern Asian cities, according to a study researchers say is the first to estimate the impact of hotter nights on climate change-related mortality risks.

by Ayana Archie

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Climate

Minnesota experimental forests show modest temperature increases can have big impact

Climate change led to dinosaurs' demise. Now, drought reveals more of their tracks

Climate law could shrink price of Sherco solar project

From anthrax in the Arctic to tickborne illness at home, climate change worsens disease

What's in big Biden bill? Health, climate goals become law

From its start one year ago, Greenwood Fire changed landscape of northeast Minnesota

Why scientists have pumped a potent greenhouse gas into streams on public lands

The drought across Europe is drying up rivers, killing fish and shriveling crops

More than a quarter of U.S. electricity came from renewables in April

Hotter nights could increase global mortality rates, a study warns

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