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New carbon capture facility offers hope, sticker shock

The world’s largest carbon capture facility takes a year to sequester 3-seconds worth of carbon emissions.
by Paul Huttner

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University of Minnesota leads first-ever Weddell seal count

University of Minnesota leads first-ever Weddell seal count

The health of the seal population can tell scientists how climate change is affecting ice and fish in Antarctica.
by Paul Huttner

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The evolution of 'greenwashing'

The evolution of 'greenwashing'

It’s Climate Week in New York City. The good news? Dozens of companies are announcing new climate goals. But do their good intentions actually translate into lower carbon emissions?
by Paul Huttner

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Watershed managers keep your basement from flooding — extreme weather swings are making it harder

Watershed managers keep your basement from flooding — extreme weather swings are making it harder

Changing rainfall patterns and more extreme weather swings have made water managers’ jobs difficult. They moderate lake and creek levels to prevent flooding and pollution.
by Paul Huttner

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What's stopping weed growers from going greener?

What's stopping weed growers from going greener?

The legal cannabis industry is booming. So are greenhouse gas emissions from growers.
by Paul Huttner

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How climate change is strengthening fires, hurricanes and 'weather on steroids'

How climate change is strengthening fires, hurricanes and 'weather on steroids'

This week, we’ve seen fire in California, storms in New Orleans and the Northeast and drought in Minnesota. How is climate change linked to these three separate extreme weather events?
by Paul Huttner

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Drought drives good grape year in Minnesota

Drought drives good grape year in Minnesota

The drought has challenged many in Minnesota. But for grape growers, it’s the silver lining to a difficult 18 months.
by Paul Huttner

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A summer tradition changes with the climate

A summer tradition changes with the climate

Climate change is affecting everything from campers’ schedules to infrastructure needs to the kinds of trees on the property at Camp Mishawaka in Grand Rapids, Minn. And it isn’t alone; a major insurer of summer camps has pulled out of the business as camps on the coasts lose property to wildfires and hurricanes.
by Paul Huttner

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Infrastructure bill offers ‘once in a generation' investment in climate resilience

Infrastructure bill offers ‘once in a generation' investment in climate resilience

The Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill is headed to the House, where progressive Democrats say it doesn't do enough to reduce emissions. But it does invest billions to help communities prepare for the effects of climate change.
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