Podcast Episodes

Mississippi named 'most endangered' river in the U.S.

The mighty Mississippi, which flows from its headwaters in northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, has topped an endangered rivers list.

A report from nonprofit conservation organization American Ri…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Writer turned citizen scientist offers tips on living lightly to reduce your carbon footprint

Writer Tamara Dean knew she wanted to live lightly on the planet. Her search to live a productive life while lowering her carbon footprint led her to the Driftless Area of Wisconsin — also known as B…

Published on 5 months ago

It’s not your imagination, Minnesota is experiencing a longer allergy season

There’s a warming trend in cities across American, and that’s extending allergy season for millions of Americans.

A new study by Climate Central found five cities in Minnesota have increased their po…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Minnesota's volatile winter could be the new normal

Minnesota experienced a seasonably cold but relatively snowless winter.

Now, the spring months are making up for lost time by dumping sloppy snowstorms. State climatologist Pete Boulay said what Minn…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

New book traces 75-year history of U.S. military climate research

By creating the Snow, Ice and Permafrost Research Establishment (SIPRE) in 1949, the U.S. military became one of the earliest climate research groups on the planet.

The group’s mission was to study t…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Minnesota ‘red-tape experiment’ streamlines permitting process to achieve carbon-free grid

Wind and solar are among the cheapest energy sources available today, but even when clean-energy projects are ready to go, a cumbersome permit process is slowing down their implementation.

Allison Pr…

Published on 6 months ago

Forget migration. Ducks are choosing to chill in Minnesota all winter long

Nick Halter, a Twin Cities reporter at Axios, noticed a peculiar pattern on his morning walks — hundreds of ducks braving subzero temperatures.

Many ducks still fly south for the winter months. But c…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Increasing greenhouse gas emissions may put Minnesota climate goals out of reach

It’s a post-pandemic world, and Minnesota’s greenhouse emissions are following the nationwide trend of going up.

Based on recent state data from 2020 to 2022, emissions rose 6.4 percent with transpor…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Slowing climate change by ‘putting carbon back where it came from’

A technology that can slow or stop climate change already exists — and has a history of bipartisan support in Washington. But it has a few hoops to jump through before it can make a bigger impact.

The…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Meteorologist travels to Antarctica to witness ice loss

The Antarctic is warming.

This means, the ice sheet in the Antarctic Peninsula is shrinking, and ice is breaking off the continent.

“The largest icebergs on the planet are going around the Antarctic …

Published on 7 months ago