Climate

Climate change trial: MN jury to decide if protesters' lawbreaking is justified
On Monday, three activists who briefly shut down two oil pipelines in Leonard, Minn., two years ago will argue their civil disobedience was justified because climate change is an imminent danger. It could be a bellwether case.
Meet the farmers of the future: Robots
Robots are key to a new wave of local agriculture that aims to raise lettuce, basil and other produce in metropolitan areas while conserving water and sidestepping the high costs of human labor.
Measuring the impact of invasives in Minnesota lakes is complicated, inconclusive
Are aquatic invasives primarily a nuisance, or do they cause serious damage to lakes? Are invasive species going to destroy the fisheries, as predicted? And, if not, does the impact justify all the money going into it?