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By Elizabeth Hewitt for Reasons to be Cheerful.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Minnesota News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration Amid black-eyed Susans and purple wildflowers growing between rows of solar panels at Connexus Energy’s headquarters in Ramsey, Minnesota, Rob Davis has seen hover flies, swallows and a hummingbird moth. “It’s just like being in a nice, natural place,” says Davis, Connexus public affairs lead. “But it’s also just a visual delight, because there&...

As smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets New York and much of the East Coast, it's causing a wide range of health effects - and not just for people. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the effects can be as minor as eye and respiratory-tract irritation, but worsening to asthma and even causing heart failure. And humans aren't the only ones feeling the effects of smoky skies - wildlife is compromised through loss of habitat, food and water sources. ...

Cyclone 'Biparjoy' looming over the Arabian Sea has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, which may hinder the monsoon onset over Kerala, according to meteorologists. The India Meteorological Department said on June 9 that favourable conditions exist for the monsoon onset within two days., India News, Times Now

Cyclone 'Biparjoy', the first storm brewing in the Arabian Sea this year, rapidly intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm with meteorologists predicting a 'mild' monsoon onset over Kerala and 'weak' progress beyond the southern peninsula under its influence.

Meteorologists, however, said the cyclone has been impacting the intensity of the monsoon and the onset over Kerala would be "mild".