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A collection of plastic pellets known as nurdles that washed up on a beach in Charleston, South Carolina. Credit: Andrew Wunderley/Charleston Waterkeeper

Lawsuits Targeting Plastic Pollution Pile Up as Frustrated Citizens and States Seek Accountability

By James Bruggers

Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets downtown St. Paul, Minn. on June 14, 2023. Credit: Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images

The Midwest Could Be in for Another Smoke-Filled Summer. Here’s How States Are Preparing

By Kristoffer Tigue

A fast-moving wildfire burned more than 1,000 acres this month near Wendell, Minnesota, about 150 miles northwest of the Twin Cities. Much of the Midwest has been under red flag warnings this spring following a record hot and dry winter that officials say has dramatically increased the threat of wildfires in the region. Credit: Courtesy of Fergus Falls Fire Department

From Michigan to Nebraska, Midwest States Face an Early Wildfire Season

By Kristoffer Tigue

Terry Berg, who has been selling cars at Cornerstone Ford since 1987, leads a customer through the showroom at the Elk River dealership. He drives an EV and likes selling them, but finds a lot of his clients are reluctant to make the leap. Credit: Dan Gearino/Inside Climate News

How Two Top Car Salesmen Pitch EVs, One in Trump Country and One on Biden’s Turf

By Dan Gearino

This sensor, made by Heimdall Power, helps the operator of a power line know how much more power can be sent through the line. The eight-pound ball is photographed in Norway. Credit: Heimdall Power

Grid-Enhancing ‘Magic Balls’ to Get a Major Test in Minnesota

By Dan Gearino

The Minnesota Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act could streamline the regulatory approval process for clean energy projects. Credit: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Minnesota Eyes Permitting Reform for Clean Energy Amid Gridlock in Congress

By Kristoffer Tigue

A skier makes their way through the trails at the Korkki Nordic Ski Center near Duluth, Minn. Credit: Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Warm Winter Threatens Recreation Revenue in the Upper Midwest

By Kristoffer Tigue

A Minnesota Utility Is Swapping Coal for Solar. It’s Like Taking 780,000 Cars Off the Road

By Kristoffer Tigue

Native Americans Harvey Goodsky Jr. and his wife Morningstar harvest wild rice on Rice Lake in north central Minnesota. The Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Aitkin County, in north central Minnesota, is home to pristine a 4,500-acre body of water that provides the wild rice harvest that the Ojibwe have depended on for countless generations.

Dirty Water and Dead Rice: The Cost of the Clean Energy Transition in Rural Minnesota

By Karina Atkins

Gretchen Whitmer

Why Michigan’s Clean Energy Bill Is a Really Big Deal

By Dan Gearino

Processed manoomin, or wild rice, from Ogechie Lake, Kathio Township, Minnesota, on June 29, 2023.

Survival of Wild Rice Threatened by Climate Change, Increased Rainfall in Northern Minnesota

By Andrew Hazzard, Sahan Journal

Along with DFL legislative leaders and his commissioners, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz threw a ceremonial budget bill-signing party on May 24, 2023 on the State Capitol steps. Credit: Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Minnesota Emerges as the Midwest’s Leader in the Clean Energy Transition

By Aydali Campa

Workers install solar panels on the roof of an apartment complex in Colorado. Credit: Marty Caivano/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images

Two States Are Ramping Up Clean Energy Incentives. That Was the Inflation Reduction Act’s Point

By Kristoffer Tigue

The Fairbault Community Solar project, located just east of Faribault, Minnesota. Credit: Cooperative Energy Futures

Community Solar Is About to Get a Surge in Federal Funding. So What Is Community Solar?

By Dan Gearino

Wind turbines stand along the ridge of Backbone Mountain on Aug. 23, 2022 near Oakland, Maryland. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Minnesota Has Passed a Landmark Clean Energy Law. Which State Is Next?

By Dan Gearino

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is testing out a new technology, inside this trailer, which could destroy harmful PFAS chemicals that have been removed from groundwater. Credit: Shari L. Gross, Star Tribune

Destroying ‘Forever Chemicals’ is a Technological Race that Could Become a Multibillion-dollar Industry

By Chloe Johnson, Star Tribune

A crane operator sifts through mounds of garbage at the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The trash is burned and used to generate electricity. Credit: Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Minnesota Is Poised to Pass an Ambitious 100 Percent Clean Energy Bill. Now About Those Incinerators…

By Aydali Campa

Ed Eichten stands next to a solar array on his farm near Center City, Minnesota. Credit: Dan Gearino

One Farmer Set Off a Solar Energy Boom in Rural Minnesota; 10 Years Later, Here’s How It Worked Out

By Dan Gearino

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