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How a COP26 delegate faces her ecological anxiety

How a COP26 delegate faces her ecological anxiety

Many Minnesotans feel anxiety and grief about the ravages of climate change. Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni, who just returned to Minnesota from the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, told host Cathy Wurzer about the reasons she sees for concern — and hope.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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Amazon birds are shrinking as the climate warms, prompting warning from scientists

Amazon birds are shrinking as the climate warms, prompting warning from scientists

A new study examined 77 bird species in the Amazon over a 40-year period. It found they were rapidly evolving due to rising temperatures because smaller birds shed heat more efficiently.
by Christopher Intagliata and Lauren Hodges

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Minnesotans return from climate summit energized despite its shortcomings

Minnesotans return from climate summit energized despite its shortcomings

More than 60 Minnesotans have returned home after spending up to two weeks in Scotland at the United Nations climate change summit known as COP26. The delegates say they're energized from the experience, but that a lot more work needs to be done to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.
by Dan Kraker

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Here's what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn't — at the UN climate summit

Here's what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn't — at the UN climate summit

The agreement was built from compromises on many fronts, including a last-minute effort by India to weaken efforts to phase out coal. Still, it broke new ground in creating a worldwide consensus to transition away from fossil fuels and to speed up countries' ambitions to cut emissions faster.
by Lauren Sommer

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Nations strike climate deal with coal compromise

Nations strike climate deal with coal compromise

Almost 200 nations accepted a contentious climate compromise Saturday aimed at keeping a key global warming target alive, but it contained a last-minute change that some high officials called a watering down of crucial language about coal.
by The Associated Press

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New grant powers electric bus pilot program in Minnesota

New grant powers electric bus pilot program in Minnesota

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has awarded $2.1 million in grants to private entities for electric school bus pilot projects to address climate change.
by Hannah Yang

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