Play3min 56secExpert: large scale PFAS removal will take ingenuity, deep pocketsApril 18, 2024 5:32 PMBy Tom Crann, Josh Cobb, and Ngoc BuiUniversity of Minnesota Environmental Health Sciences Professor Matt Simcik and All Things Considered Host Tom Crann, discussed the new federal limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water.
Play4min 45secAs hurricanes get more powerful, some scientists suggest a new category sixApril 18, 2024 3:31 PMBy Paul Huttner and Ngoc BuiThat’s out of a recent study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences looking at the link between stronger hurricanes and climate change.
St. Paul iron foundry faces deadline to fix pollutionApril 18, 2024 11:23 AMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxThe Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says recent emission records from Northern Iron and Machine Foundry in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood indicate excessive pollution. Regulators say it is “highly likely” that the foundry is emitting levels of lead and particulate matter over federal air quality standards.
Wildfire smoke contributes to thousands of deaths each year in the U.S. April 18, 2024 4:30 AMBy Alejandra Borunda Two new studies show the unseen toll smoke is taking on people across the country. Climate change is likely to make the problem even bigger.
Coral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding up evolutionApril 17, 2024 4:00 AMBy Lauren Sommer and Ryan Kellman Climate change is heating oceans faster than the world's coral reefs can handle. So scientists are breeding corals that can withstand hotter temperatures — but only to a point.
Play2min 54secSt. Paul City Council votes unanimously to boost EV-readinessApril 17, 2024 4:00 AMBy Cari SpencerThe St. Paul City Council unanimously passed a zoning proposal Wednesday that aims to prepare new surface parking lots for a future with more electric vehicles. The proposal says new surface parking lots with more than 15 spots would have to be EV capable.
Ramsey County adopts comprehensive climate action plan focused on health equityApril 16, 2024 4:45 PMBy Nicole KiAt a press conference on Tuesday, county officials said the plan includes six areas tackling climate change and educating communities on the impacts of it.
Play7min 49secRamsey County covers transportation, buildings, land use in new Climate Equity Action PlanApril 16, 2024 2:13 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Alanna ElderOn Tuesday afternoon Ramsey County is formally adopting its Climate Equity Action Plan, which was finalized earlier this spring. It includes a list of goals meant to help reduce the county’s role in creating greenhouse gases and help it adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Local governments look to state to help foot PFAS billApril 15, 2024 5:31 PMBy Clay MastersThe Environmental Protection Agency set enforceable drinking water standards for so-called “forever chemicals” last week. Several Minnesota communities impacted by high levels of PFAS are asking the state to help pay for remedies.
Play4min 58secWhat biologists see from the shores of the drying Great Salt LakeApril 13, 2024 8:10 AMBy Kirk Siegler Half of the Great Salt Lake in Utah has now dried up but scientists say there's still some time left to reverse its decline.