Climate

Minnesota changes environmental review to measure climate impacts
Climate activists say the changes, which have been in the works since 2019, are long overdue. Developers will need to calculate their projects’ carbon footprint and methods they considered to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Towards a green future: the biggest progress in climate solutions across the state
There were ample climate challenges this year. There were also major developments in climate solutions. MPR News reporters share their top stories from across the state.
Are Minnesota's winters getting snowier? Well, yes, and no.
As Minnesota battles through a ground blizzard, let’s put these recent big winter storms that have slammed the area into a broader climate context. Minnesota's winters are getting warmer — that's one of the main impacts we're seeing here in Minnesota because of climate change. But are they also getting snowier?
Walz, DFL lawmakers look to speed up shift to carbon-free electricity
With DFLers now in charge of both the House and the Senate, the proposal’s chances of approval have improved. But some of the state’s top utilities say meeting that new deadline could be a challenge.
Work of pioneering Arctic explorer from Minnesota gains new relevance in tracking effects of climate change
Canadian researchers have been traveling to Minnesota to view plant specimens gathered in the Arctic decades ago by a boot-clomping, chain-smoking librarian who grew up near Duluth. The work of Margaret Oldenburg is finding new relevance as a way to better understand the effects of climate change.