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Climate

UN: Last year was second-warmest and decade was hottest ever

UN: Last year was second-warmest and decade was hottest ever

The U.N. weather agency says last year was the second warmest on record and the past decade was the hottest in human history. And it says January was the warmest January since 1850.
by The Associated Press

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Tatiana Schlossberg on the environmental impact you don't know you have

Tatiana Schlossberg on the environmental impact you don't know you have

New York Times reporter Tatiana Schlossberg speaks with Climate One host Greg Dalton about her book, “Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have.”
by MPR News Staff

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Juan Manuel Santos: Reconciliation, empathy key to peace-building

Juan Manuel Santos: Reconciliation, empathy key to peace-building

The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of Colombia gave the 2020 Eugene McCarthy Lecture at St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict.

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Citing climate commitments, UK court blocks new runway at Heathrow Airport

Citing climate commitments, UK court blocks new runway at Heathrow Airport

The Court of Appeal said the major international hub's plans for an additional runway failed to consider the government's pledges on carbon emissions. It's a big win for climate activists.
by Colin Dwyer

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'Antarctica melts,' NASA says, showing effects of a record warm spell

'Antarctica melts,' NASA says, showing effects of a record warm spell

Taken just nine days apart, two images illustrate the impact a recent warm period had on the Antarctic Peninsula. NASA says such warmth "has become more common in recent years."
by Bill Chappell

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Rural lawmakers push back against 'clean cars' proposal

Rural lawmakers push back against 'clean cars' proposal

The Walz plan would create a rule managed by the state Pollution Control Agency designed to make more low- and zero-emission vehicles available for sale in Minnesota. But rural Republican state senators say the proposal should have gone through the Legislature instead of an agency rule-making process.
by Dan Kraker

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