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Twin Cities wins hosting privilege for 2026 Special Olympics USA Games
Minnesota beat out three other states in its bid for the games. They’ll feature 15 team and individual sports, plus another five demonstration events, and attract tens of thousands of athletes, coaches, volunteers and spectators.
Forest loss in 2021 emitted as much carbon as India does
Forests are supposed to help us remove carbon from the atmosphere. But forest loss to development and fires last year meant some forests added carbon to the atmosphere.
In wake of draft ruling overturning Roe, Minnesota groups prepare for a battle
Word that the Supreme Court may be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade provoked a range of responses Tuesday in Minnesota, where abortion remains legal — and is likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future.
Minnesota's Black farmers working to reconnect to land
African American farmers in Minnesota are trying to connect with their agricultural roots, and at the same time, build a more sustainable and equitable agricultural system.
Fargo-Moorhead flood control project advances amid worker shortage
The pace of work on the $3 billion Red River Diversion will increase this year as earthmovers start to carve out a 30-mile-long channel to divert floodwater around Fargo-Moorhead. The multi-year project will need hundreds of workers, and filling those jobs might be a challenge in an already tight labor market.
With abortion rights facing new restrictions, providers prepare for a potential 'post-Roe' future
While the right to an abortion has been constitutionally protected in Minnesota since 1995 under the Doe v. Gomez court ruling, providers are bracing for a future in which abortion could be drastically restricted. MPR News host Nina Moini on Friday spoke with Dr. Julie Amaon from Just the Pill, a medication abortion provider, on how clinics are preparing.
A new tool lets metro residents track region's tree canopy
Growing Shade helps city leaders, nonprofits, and residents target efforts to plant trees to the areas that need them most.
Amid avian flu outbreak, activists decry poultry-killing methods
How to quickly destroy thousands of chickens or turkeys exposed to highly pathogenic avian influenza is an unpleasant problem. Here’s a closer look at how it’s done in Minnesota.
For Earth Day, University of Minnesota Morris professor collects 'Prayers for a Feverish Planet'
University of Minnesota Morris professor Ann DuHamel put out a call for compositions inspired by climate change. She received more than 170 pieces from musicians in 35 countries and will perform some of them this weekend.
Climate change drives longer, more intense pollen seasons
Growing seasons are getting longer and plants are emitting more pollen as temperatures and carbon dioxide increase.