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February 20, 2019 4:00 AM

MnDOT: State should have 194k more electric vehicles in a decade

Minnesota transit officials have a bold new goal for electric vehicles in the state: electrify 20 percent of all cars, SUVs and light-duty trucks in a decade.

by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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February 14, 2019 2:17 PM

Measuring the costs of climate change

Plus, a climate-change arts event.

by Paul Huttner

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February 13, 2019 5:58 PM

Northern lake ice loss threatens water, economies, culture

Nearly 15,000 lakes in the Northern Hemisphere already have only intermittent winter ice cover, a new study notes, and further loss of ice threatens freshwater availability, economies and culture in the world's north, including Minnesota and Wisconsin.

by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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February 7, 2019 3:49 PM

In Cuba, climate change means harsher hurricanes and tough coffee growing

MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner visited Cuba last week and got a lesson on how climate change is affecting the country.

by Paul Huttner

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February 6, 2019 4:00 AM

What changes Will Steger saw on his latest Antarctica trip

The famed explorer is back from his latest excursion and he told Climate Cast what he saw.

by Paul Huttner

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January 31, 2019 10:43 AM

Why climate change cost the U.S. $160 billion last year

The world's biggest insurers say climate change is costing us billions.

by Paul Huttner

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January 30, 2019 4:00 AM

Ilhan Omar: Green New Deal would help Minnesota, could pass House

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar told Climate Cast about why she supports broad new climate change legislation known as the Green New Deal.

by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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January 24, 2019 11:48 AM

Psst ... climate change is still here, even though it's freezing out

President Trump recently got the internet talking when he suggested, inaccurately, that recent cold and snow in the northeastern U.S. somehow negated modern climate science.

by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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January 23, 2019 2:11 PM

Did climate change bankrupt an electric company?

A major California electric utility is filing for bankruptcy, and climate change may be the culprit.

by Paul Huttner

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January 17, 2019 3:00 PM

How Germany got to 40 percent renewable electricity

Emissions are on pace to fall 62 percent from 1990 levels by 2050. That's an unthinkable greenhouse gas reduction pace here in the U.S. But in Germany, many say that's not fast enough.

by Paul Huttner

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Climate Cast ®

MnDOT: State should have 194k more electric vehicles in a decade

Measuring the costs of climate change

Northern lake ice loss threatens water, economies, culture

In Cuba, climate change means harsher hurricanes and tough coffee growing

What changes Will Steger saw on his latest Antarctica trip

Why climate change cost the U.S. $160 billion last year

Ilhan Omar: Green New Deal would help Minnesota, could pass House

Psst ... climate change is still here, even though it's freezing out

Did climate change bankrupt an electric company?

How Germany got to 40 percent renewable electricity

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