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February 5, 2015 9:06 AM

How climate change affects health in Minnesota

On a special edition of Climate Cast this week, Kerri Miller and Paul Huttner discuss the connection between climate change and our health.

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February 5, 2015 2:00 AM

More carbon, more misery for allergy sufferers

Allergy sufferers feel the effects of climate change, getting a double whammy from the mechanism that's making Minnesota warmer and wetter.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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February 4, 2015 7:00 PM

As climate changes, cities grapple with big rains

Bigger storms are making culverts and other infrastructure inadequate, as Duluth learned in June 2012. Now, cities are taking steps to deal with more rain.

by Dan Kraker

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February 4, 2015 11:06 AM

Tips to reduce your carbon footprint

Madalyn Cioci, from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and Colin Beavan, otherwise known as "No Impact Man," join The Daily Circuit to offer tips.

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February 4, 2015 4:00 AM

Farmers adapt to big rains but send trouble downstream

Confronting more frequent heavy rains, the state's farmers have extended farmland drainage. Higher crop yields is one result. Another: More dirty water is flowing downstream.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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February 3, 2015 12:41 PM

The birth of 'cli-fi': Books that tackle climate change

A selection of fiction and nonfiction titles that take on environmental issues.

by Tracy Mumford

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February 3, 2015 11:45 AM

What climate change means for Minnesota moose

Northeastern Minnesota has lost half its moose population in less than 10 years. Researchers don't know exactly why, but they believe climate change is likely part of the reason.

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February 3, 2015 2:03 AM

A forest dilemma: What will grow in a changing climate?

Managers of Minnesota's forests know their world is changing. But they disagree on how urgently new species should be introduced and how far they should be moved.

by Dan Kraker

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February 3, 2015 2:01 AM

As state warms, a few spots keep their cool

Even as northern Minnesota gradually grows warmer, some scientists are trying to find and preserve "cold spots" to sustain pieces of what defines the north woods.

by Dan Kraker

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February 2, 2015 10:06 AM

Why corporations 'go green' ahead of regulation, public policy

Andersen Corp. announced plans to reduce their solid waste, energy and water usage 20 percent by 2020.

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