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Conservation groups are encouraging people to speak out at a virtual hearing tomorrow on two proposed wood pellet plants. They would be among the largest in the country. A company called Golden State Natural Resources -- made up of county supervisors from rural counties -- said it wants to reduce the fuel load in national forests by removing what they call "excess biomass." Laura Haight, U.S. ...

Summer in Minnesota has come with an unwelcome visitor: periods of thick, smoky air brought on by Canadian wildfires. It has propelled conversations about the health impacts and climate change links. Last week saw many parts of Minnesota under air quality alerts that limited outdoor activity due to the smoke. ...

Environmentalism has inspired artists for decades, with songwriters, filmmakers, artists, and others using their skills to lament humankind's neglect of the planet. This summer, the...

Apocalypse how? And how it might improve Books, arts and culture WhatsApp SEVERAL SHOWY Hollywood blockbusters have imagined a world devastated by climate change. In “The Day After Tomorrow” (2004), the most famous example of a “cli-fi” disaster film, the planet is beset by superstorms, hurricanes and tsunamis. A paleoclimatologist must save his son as the globe is plunged into a new ice age. Environmental devastation is the backdrop to dystopian stories, too—think of the desert world of “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2014, pictured), the smog-filled city-scapes of “Blade Runner 2049�...