Elizabeth Dunbar
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Saint Paul, MN, United States
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Man fatally shot in St. Paul
The victim was found in the parking lot of a commercial area on the city’s West Side. Authorities believe the shooting could be connected to another incident in which a female was injured when she either fell or was pushed from a van. → Read More
MN Health Department: 167 new school flu outbreaks before winter break
The Minnesota Department of Health said the school outbreaks are related to the type of influenza virus that’s been active so far this season. → Read More
Holiday bummer: Flu spreads widely in Minnesota just in time for season's gatherings
Winter break is here for schools, but health officials say there will be plenty of other opportunities for the virus to spread at holiday parties and family gatherings. → Read More
Climate curious: How could the Line 3 oil pipeline affect our climate?
Minnesota regulators required a detailed analysis of emissions resulting from building the pipeline and burning the oil that it would carry over the next several decades. → Read More
Climate curious: What is THE most important thing a person can do to fight climate change?
With limited time and resources, individuals, companies and governments are searching for the actions that will make the biggest dent in the emissions contributing to climate change. But there is no silver bullet. → Read More
Photos: Students strike for climate change action
Thousands of young protesters left school Friday to join the global climate strike in more than a dozen Minnesota cities — from Bemidji to Rochester. The protesters are demanding immediate action on climate change and major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. → Read More
Climate curious: We answer your questions about climate change
We’ve been collecting your questions about climate change. Now we’ll give you the answers. → Read More
Pollinator-friendly solar energy becomes the norm in Minnesota
The trend toward seeding pollinator-friendly plants at solar energy sites continues in Minnesota at Connexus Energy's new solar-plus-battery-storage project in Ramsey, Minn. → Read More
When Minnesota cities take over trash collection, they take heat. But sometimes it pays off
There's an ongoing battle over the freedom to decide who hauls trash away. Like St. Paul, some Minnesota cities have struggled to control trash collection, but others have made it a part of their broader efforts to help the environment. → Read More
Wolves, deer and a new state bee: How the environment fared at the Legislature
There was a lot of give-and-take at the last minute between the DFL-controlled House and Republican-controlled Senate. Some provisions -- like establishing grants to get kids outdoors -- made it through, while others -- like lifting the state's ban on new nuclear power plants -- were abandoned. → Read More
Minnesota's departure from coal will mean more natural gas, nuclear
Minnesota is in the midst of a historic transition in how it generates electricity. Xcel Energy last week announced plans to close all of its remaining coal-fired power plants in the state by 2030 -- and to increase its solar capacity in the Upper Midwest by 1,400 percent. → Read More
This winter tested Minnesota's readiness and resilience. How'd we do?
We slipped on the ice, scrambled for child care and spent good money on snow and ice dam removal. We saw barns collapse and were forced to cancel, cancel, cancel. As Minnesotans, we expect winter disruptions, but this winter put those expectations -- and the systems designed to meet them -- to the test. → Read More
Could co-op elections change how Minnesota gets its electricity?
Three members running for seats on the board of Connexus Energy, Minnesota's largest electric cooperative, are hoping to highlight the role it will play in the future of electricity distribution in the state. → Read More
Minnesota pledges 100 percent carbon-free energy. Is it possible?
Minnesota already has a 25 percent renewable energy mandate, and close to half of the state's electricity comes from carbon-free sources: renewable energy, which mostly comes from wind but also solar and hydroelectricity; and non-renewable nuclear, which doesn't give off carbon. → Read More
Walz unveils plan for all carbon-free electricity by 2050
Gov. Tim Walz announced a plan Monday morning for making Minnesota's electricity entirely free from fossil fuels by 2050. → Read More
The unlikely contributor to Minn.'s greenhouse gas emissions: Your favorite lake
A biennial state report that assesses the greenhouse gases Minnesota emits now includes a newly understood source of the pollution that contributes to climate change. → Read More
For 125 years, this Minnesota family has been keeping an eye on the weather
The Opjorden family in Milan, Minn., is among only a handful in the country who has continuously supplied data to the National Weather Service for so many years. → Read More
Minnesota Grown directory seeks new members
The state Agriculture Department plans to print 155,000 copies of the directory, which features growers and producers throughout the state. → Read More
Pollution agency denies permit for huge hog feedlot in SE Minnesota
State environmental regulators on Tuesday called for a deeper look at groundwater contamination in southeastern Minnesota as they rejected a proposed 4,800-head swine farrowing operation. → Read More
Farm bill details released: What it means for Minnesota, from farming to food stamps
Congress has yet to vote on the bill, the details of which were released to the public Monday night. → Read More