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The state of Minnesota has released the revised version of its Climate Action Framework, which adopts IPCC recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that his office filed criminal charges against Enbridge, the Canadian pipeline company behind the Line 3 tar sands pipeline, over an aquifer breach that happened during construction of the...

Adult cicadas appear every year during the last weeks of summer in Minnesota. Sometimes called dog-day cicadas, these big insects are members of the “true bug” order hemiptera.

Have you noticed more electric vehicles on the streets, or remember when Clean Cars MN was in the news? Are you curious about all of the buzz and excitement surrounding EVs? Good news! In-person and virtual National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) events...

East Phillips community leaders have a plan to increase the livability of their notoriously polluted neighborhood: renovate the former Roof Depot and Sears warehouse site into a community-owned multi-use resource, including an indoor Urban Farm,...

Steve Ring and Bob Suchanek Water and Wetlands Stewards Walking the Field. Photo Credit - Bob Suchanek Researchers say that more microplastics pollution is getting into farm soil than oceans—and these tiny bits are showing up in our...