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How are Minnesota businesses responding to accelerating climate change?
In the wake of extreme weather around the world and a sobering new U.N. report on human-caused climate change, host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Gregg Mast, the executive director of Clean Energy Economy Minnesota, about the business response to climate change.
New U.N. climate report is a ‘gut punch.’ What can Minnesotans do?
The climate report says that while it's too late to avoid some devastating impacts, there's still a chance for countries to act quickly to prevent a worse scenario.
Pat Coleman looks back on 43 years with the Minnesota Historical Society
In his 43 years as acquisitions librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society, Pat Coleman secured countless gems of Minnesota history for the state’s archives. On the day of his retirement, he spoke with host Cathy Wurzer about the joy he found in his work.
Amid surge of visitors, resort country struggles to find workers
A severe labor shortage has forced some businesses to boost wages, scale back services or reduce hours during the peak of a busy summer tourist season.
At the eye of the COVID-19 storm
An MPR News examination of more than 9,000 pages of documents shows who was putting pressure on DFL Gov. Tim Walz during the COVID-19 emergency and how the administration reacted. The governor’s handling of the crisis is sure to be an issue in next year’s campaign.
New Native-led grant program targets philanthropy inequity
Nationwide, less than 0.3 percent of philanthropy goes to Native American groups. A Duluth-based foundation is taking aim at that inequity with a new project that's designed to support the work of Native people who are already working to help their communities.
Art exhibit is a COVID retreat with layers of meaning
When artist Candice Lin looked for ways to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, she began building. The resulting structure — part tent, part retreat and part history lesson — is now on display at the Walker Art Center. 
Film documents efforts to protect people hardest hit by COVID
An aptly timed documentary film called “Trusted Messenger” highlights efforts to build confidence among Black, Latino and Indigenous communities about vaccines.