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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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How warming winters are affecting everything

How warming winters are affecting everything

Winters are warming faster than summers in many places, and colder parts of the U.S. are warming faster than hotter ones. The warming winter climate has year-round consequences across the country.
by Amy Mayer, Molly Samuel, Mose Buchele, Nat Herz, Lauren Sommer, Patty Wight and Michael Elizabeth Sakas

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Author Michael Pollan explains caffeine cravings (and why you don't have to quit)

Author Michael Pollan explains caffeine cravings (and why you don't have to quit)

When Pollan decided to write about caffeine, he gave it up — cold turkey. "I just couldn't focus," he says. "I was irritable. I lost confidence." Caffeine reshapes the brain in surprising ways.
by Terry Gross

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How different generations think about climate change

How different generations think about climate change

Research shows that younger people aren’t as polarized on climate change as their elders are. We turn to two guests to understand how different generations are looking at climate change policy today.
by Kerri Miller and Breann Schossow

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Intelligence Squared debate: It's time to expand nuclear power

Intelligence Squared debate: It's time to expand nuclear power

An Intelligence Squared U.S. debate. Four experts debate the motion: “It’s time to expand nuclear power.”

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Rochester-based power provider pledges to be 80 percent carbon-free in 10 years

Rochester-based power provider pledges to be 80 percent carbon-free in 10 years

Currently the Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency gets much of its power from the coal-fired Sherco 3 power plant in Becker, Minn. But Sherco 3’s majority owner, Xcel Energy, announced last year it intends to retire the plant in 2030.
by Dan Kraker

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Antarctica hit 65 degrees this week — potential record high for the continent

Antarctica hit 65 degrees this week — potential record high for the continent

WMO says the Antarctic Peninsula on the continent's northwest tip near South America is among the fastest warming regions on Earth. Temperatures there have risen almost 3 degrees Celsius over the last half-century.
by The Associated Press

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High water wreaks havoc on Great Lakes, swamping communities

High water wreaks havoc on Great Lakes, swamping communities

The five inland seas are bursting at the seams during the region's wettest period in more than a century, which scientists say is likely connected to the warming climate. And no relief is in sight. Meanwhile, the toll is extensive: accelerated erosion; homes and businesses flooded; roads and sidewalks crumbled; beaches washed away; parks rendered unusable.
by The Associated Press

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