Climate Generation News Today

While many climate-conscious events took place over Earth Day weekend, Minneapolis and the University combat climate change beyond the April holiday.

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture, here on Thursday, stated that it continually strives to promote efforts to build children's ...

There’s an urgency in affected communities to get polluting facilities like the HERC out of their neighborhoods.

A regulatory hearing dealing with energy policy does not seem like a setting for most Minnesotans but a new coalition is recruiting voices who want affordable clean heating sources in homes and businesses to speak up on such decisions. Clean Heat Minnesota is backed by dozens of organizations representing a range of causes, including environmental, consumer advocacy, and racial justice. Brynn Kirsling, senior manager of advocacy campaigns for Fresh Energy, a key contributor to the coalition, s...

Rain instead of snow and warm temperatures are breaking historic records in the Twin Cities.

Letters to the editor from the Dec. 25 Weekly. Readers discussed the biases behind conflicts and young people’s quests to mitigate climate change.

Laguna Canyon Conservancy to host Zoom meeting on Laguna’s treesThe public is welcome to join the Laguna Canyon Conservancy in a Zoom general meeting presenting four of Laguna Beach’s longtime residents who are local champions when it comes to the protection of Laguna Beach’s trees and its designation as a Tree City USA Community. They will each present information for about 15 minutes and questions will be welcomed. The Zoom meeting will be held on Monday, Jan 8 at 7 p.m.

LOCA Arts Education has expanded its class offerings to the south end of town, at the new Laguna Beach Community and Recreation Center, overlooking Treasure Island Park. The location is easy to reach from town but also from neighboring communities of Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, and San Clemente.

Despite extensive opposition, the Virginia Reliability Project is moving forward. This month, the states Marine Resources Commission issued a wetlands permit for the project, although 175 Virginia residents submitted comments, all in opposition. The Virginia Reliability Project calls for constructing compressor stations and expanding a gas line which has been operating since the 1950s with a larger-diameter pipeline. ...

Advocates are applauding the Washington, D.C., Public Service Commissions decision to pause a Washington Gas infrastructure rebuild known as Project Pipes. The project began in 2014 as a 40-year plan to replace all the Districts aging natural gas infrastructure, at a projected cost to ratepayers of $4.5 billion. The project is nearing the end of Phase 2 but last Tuesday the commission voted to put a Washington Gas request for a $57 million extension of the phase on hold. ...