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Climate change and deforestation mean Earth's trees are younger and shorter

Climate change and deforestation mean Earth's trees are younger and shorter

A new study finds rising temperatures and climate-driven disasters are helping transform the very makeup of the world's forests. This has major implications for biodiversity and more warming.
by Nathan Rott

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Our pandemic habits cut carbon emissions, but it's not clear they'll last

Our pandemic habits cut carbon emissions, but it's not clear they'll last

Energy demand plummeted because of the pandemic shutdown. A big question is whether new habits like telecommuting and flying less will endure, and mean lower oil consumption in the future.
by Jeff Brady

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Minnesota skies getting smokier with climate change

Minnesota skies getting smokier with climate change

Wildfire smoke is causing 33 percent fewer blue sky days in Minnesota during the summer.
by Paul Huttner

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National Science Foundation documentary: Listening to the Arctic

National Science Foundation documentary: Listening to the Arctic

The Arctic is warming faster than nearly everywhere else on Earth, bringing with it new opportunities and unprecedented risks — environmental, social, economic, cultural, legal and political.
by MPR News Staff

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As energy use changes in the Great Lakes, so too does the world’s largest freshwater port

As energy use changes in the Great Lakes, so too does the world’s largest freshwater port

The Port of Duluth-Superior is one of the largest ports in the United States, an economic engine long known for shipping iron ore mined in northeast Minnesota to steel mills throughout the Midwest. Yet its second-largest commodity is less well known, and sourced nowhere near Minnesota and Wisconsin: coal. 

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How a drop in oil prices today could fuel tomorrow's energy transition

How a drop in oil prices today could fuel tomorrow's energy transition

Demand for oil will increase when stay-at-home orders are lifted. But the oil industry may be slow to meet that demand, sending oil prices soaring — along with consumers’ interest in alternatives.
by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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Climate change threatens Great Lakes shoreline with erosion

Climate change threatens Great Lakes shoreline with erosion

Climate change is increasing erosion on what’s known as the nation’s “third coast” — the Great Lakes shoreline. And that’s threatening beaches, parks and other recreation areas used by people from cities across the region. 

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