Devastating flooding in the Midwestern states of Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota killed at least two people this week, as more rain and storms were predicted in the region. AccuWeather meteorologists said stormy weather will continue until the end of June, slowing down the receding of floodwaters. “So much rain has fallen in a […]
Authorities in Minnesota have instructed residents and goldfish owners to stop dumping goldfish into the state’s waterways after abnormally large goldfish were found in a local lake. The city of Burnsville tweeted photographs of the huge goldfish with the caption, “Please don’t release your pet goldfish into ponds and lakes!” Groups of large goldfish, which […]
The coming month will be critical for the controversial Enbridge Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline, currently under construction in Northern Minnesota, AP reports. “Due to the urgency of the climate crisis crisis and the fact that Indigenous leaders have not consented to the Line 3 project,” organizers from 300 groups warned President Biden in […]
The landscape of Minnesota is changing as the climate crisis intensifies. Animals and plants that once were only found in the southern part of the state have moved north, suggesting that as the climate changes, Minnesota, by 2100, will start to resemble an environment similar to the one found in Kansas, a few states to […]
It pays to pollinate in Minnesota. Minnesota’s state budget celebrated pollinators last month by crowning the endangered rusty-patched bumblebee the state bee. And, to protect the plump pollinator, the state earmarked $900,000 dollars for bee-friendly spaces, according to Atlas Obscura. From that money, the state government will pay the gardening bill for residents who are […]
By Rachel Rye Butler We’ve only got 10 years to work on the climate. But, thankfully the Green New Deal is pushing and shoving its way through Congress — putting elected leaders and presidential candidates to the test to show us whether they’re actually serious about climate action. And while climate champions like Rep. Alexandria […]
Results from the U.S. midterm election are mostly in, and, when it comes to what they mean for the environment, they’re a real mixed bag. On the plus side, the Democrats took the House of Representatives, which, as BBC News pointed out, means that President Donald Trump can’t pass any more major legislation without their […]
By Jake Johnson Surpassing a mark set during the peak of the Dust Bowl in 1934, the continental U.S. just had its hottest May on record thanks in large part to the human-caused climate crisis, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Wednesday. “For May, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 65.4°F, 5.2°F […]
By Logan Carroll The Minnesota section of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline accounts for nearly 300 miles of the longest crude oil transport system in the world, and it is failing. The multi-billion-dollar transnational corporation has applied for a permit to replace it. Opposition from tribes in the region and environmental groups is slowing the project, […]
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