Places with minimal tree canopy experience significantly higher temperatures than greener neighborhoods.
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A space for articles pertaining to the benefits of nature, environmental justice, and sustainable energy initiatives, with an emphasis on conservation and money-saving tips.
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Chance to cut climate pollution from big trucks
The EPA must stand up for communities most damaged by truck and bus pollution.
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Summer’s in bloom, including ‘Solar Meadows’ in MN
In Minnesota and across the country, planners are increasingly eschewing turf grass and gravel for flowering meadows that support butterflies, bees, insects and other threatened wildlife. Â
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Bees can learn, remember, think and make decisions
Bees and other pollinators are essential to human society. They provide about one-third of the food we eat, a service with a global value estimated at up to $577 billion annually.
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Report: MN’s clean-energy transition gains stronger foothold
For a third year in a row, zero-carbon sources accounted for the majority of electricity generated in Minnesota.
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Chisolm Legacy Project provides climate justice resources for Black communities
‘We can’t have climate justice. We can’t have racial justice. We can’t have gender justice, in the context of an extractive economy that is doing what it was designed to do, which is enclose wealth and power in the hands of a very few.’
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Biden signs executive order establishing office of environmental justice
‘These communities with environmental justice concerns face even greater burdens due to climate change.’
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MN joins ‘matching-funds game’ for clean-energy projects
This week, Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill creating the State Competitiveness Fund that sets aside $115 million to help state, local, and tribal governments.
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MN could include environmental justice in deciding industrial project
‘They’re running away from some of the pollution, some of the additional barriers they face over there.’
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Minnesotans urged to go easy on salt during storm
‘Go out before people are walking over it, and before it accumulates too much.’
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MN launches web tool to monitor health of waterways
The Department of Natural Resources recently launched the Watershed Health Assessment Framework, which measures roughly 3,000 lakes.
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Disadvantaged business corridors in MN get solar boost
The Lake Street Council in Minneapolis and two other groups have been offered to join the Solar Energy Innovation Network, which is under the umbrella of the U.S. Energy Department.
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Finding light in winter’s darkness
Turning from darkness to light is a renewal. Winter can be a time of renewal for everyone frazzled by the hectic holiday season, and it requires just a bit of your attention.
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Recycling your food scraps
‘By keeping food waste out of the trash and taking it to a collection site, we can transform it into a resource.’
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Road salt threatens U.S. waterways; smarter use seen as solution
The Minnesota bill, if it passes, would be one of the first state laws to encourage ‘smart salting,’ a way to reduce road salt use while still maintaining winter safety.
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Survey: Minnesotans worried about climate change, but hopeful on solutions
In a survey released this fall by the University of Minnesota, 76% of residents said they’re concerned about climate change.
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Bees face many challenges—and climate change is ratcheting up the pressure
Like many other species, bees are losing the habitat and food sources that they depend on. This is happening for many reasons.
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MN clean-energy sector finds its footing again, adding jobs
A Clean Energy Economy Minnesota report
said the sector saw a 5% increase in job growth last year, with more than 2,600 workers added.
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Mpls advances controversial Roof Depot demolition
‘There’s a long history of toxic substances being in this community. We have an opportunity to change that.’
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Minnesota, six Midwest states form coalition to develop clean hydrogen
‘The development of clean hydrogen markets will create jobs and strengthen industries across our state,’ said Gov. Walz.