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December 12, 2018 1:55 PM

Minnesota undermines White House at UN climate talks

J. Drake Hamilton, science policy director for Minnesota-based Fresh Energy, tells MPR News about the state's presence at international climate change talks in Poland.

by Paul Huttner

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December 6, 2018 3:23 PM

What do the big General Motors plant closures mean for electric cars?

General Motors plant closures could cost 15,000 workers their jobs.

by Paul Huttner

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December 5, 2018 11:00 AM

Study: Cover crops, trees key to fighting climate change

A new study finds that changes in land use across the country could help mitigate climate change in a bigger way than previously known, without affecting land humans need.

by Cody Nelson

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November 28, 2018 12:45 PM

The economics of the new climate report

We're already paying for the impacts of climate change, the new National Climate Assessment says. And those costs will likely go way up in the future.

by Paul Huttner

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November 21, 2018 4:00 AM

How to talk climate change with skeptical relatives during the holidays

Don't let bad science get in the way of a productive chat on climate change this Thanksgiving. We're here to help.

by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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November 15, 2018 5:32 PM

Why Brazil's new president may cause more rainforest destruction, violence

Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing president-elect of Brazil who campaigned with a pledge to "make Brazil great," has policy priorities critics say will hasten global climate change and increase violent acts against environmental protectors.

by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson