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MPR meteorologist Paul Huttner discusses the latest research on our changing climate and the consequences we’re seeing here in Minnesota and worldwide. Hear Climate Cast each Thursday on MPR’s All Things Considered.

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November 12, 2020 2:57 PM

What a divided Congress could mean for Biden's climate agenda

A former Republican Congressman says there’s agreement on clean energy and green jobs. He’s urging President-elect Joe Biden to focus on “durable” bipartisan legislation over executive orders that could be overturned.

by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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November 5, 2020 3:20 PM

New maps show more Upper Midwest homes in flood zones

Just because a home isn’t in FEMA’s 100-year flood zone doesn’t mean it isn’t susceptible to a 100-year flood.

by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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October 29, 2020 3:55 PM

Climate change puts hundreds of toxic Superfund sites at risk

The federal government says 945 Superfund sites are vulnerable to climate change-fueled floods, storms and fires, putting nearby communities at risk of contamination.

by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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October 22, 2020 3:17 PM

Red Wing hopes a shorter climate plan will lead to quicker change

In a world of 20- and 30-year climate action plans, Red Wing, Minn., has just adopted a five-year plan.

by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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October 15, 2020 4:00 PM

Experts worry NOAA appointees will undermine climate science

One of the appointees has questioned the link between climate change and extreme weather events. The other questions humans’ role in climate change.

by Paul Huttner

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October 8, 2020 4:00 PM

Flower pigments are changing as temperatures rise, ozone depletes

A new study shows one way climate change is affecting flowers — and how that might harm pollinators.

by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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October 2, 2020 11:43 AM

Ocean water isn't mixing like it used to, and that could have grave consequences

Oceans are becoming more stratified, and that could have grave consequences for the health of marine animals and humans alike.

by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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September 24, 2020 4:29 PM

Like factory-built homes, nuclear reactors are going modular

The federal government recently approved a new kind of nuclear reactor that’s smaller, cheaper and could be one the final pieces of the carbon-free puzzle.

by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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September 18, 2020 12:33 PM

'It was angry in the way it gobbled up the ground': Fighting fires on the front line of climate change

This year’s historic fire season in the west has made the link between climate change and more intense and frequent wildfires abundantly clear. For firefighter Don Whittemore, it was a close call with a fireball in 2006.

by Paul Huttner and Megan Burks

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September 10, 2020 5:36 PM

Carmakers revving up electric truck and SUV production

Nearly half of all vehicles sold in the United States are sport utility vehicles, and the International Energy Agency reports they’re second-largest contributor to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the last decade. But a new wave of electric SUVs and pickup trucks is on the horizon.

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