Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue Recent attacks on US universities by the Trump administration have built on decades of efforts by libertarian donor networks, fossil fuel companies and conservative thinktanks t

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty took the helm of the Solar Energy Industries Association this summer with a mandate to build durable political power. The post Tim Pawlenty is the solar industry’s new Republican evangelist appeared first on MinnPost .

Federal agencies told to prioritize recreational fishing and to reconsider scientific standards as well as regulations Donald Trump’s latest fishing order is raising new concerns about US marine protections, as it directs federal agencies to prioritize recreational fishing while reconsidering the

Trump’s Bureau of Land Management is pushing to aggressively expand solar farms into the Mojave Desert, which advocates say would decimate its vast biodiversity. The post Green Energy Is Coming for the Desert appeared first on The Intercept .

Democrats must show links of climate shocks to ‘kitchen table’ issues, California governor says It’s a mistake for Democratic politicians not to talk about climate change , and the reason they don’t is “because they don’t know how to talk about it”, the California governor, Gavin Newso

Senators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters The fossil fuel industry secured an estimated $190bn in tax breaks and subsidies over the next decade after responding to Donald Trump’s pre-election call for major campaign donations, lea

The Minnesota River Collaborative focuses its legal and technical expertise on drainage projects along the river, one of the most polluted in the country. The post ‘We’ve moved the needle’: How a citizen group is shaping cleanup efforts on the Minnesota River appeared first on MinnPost .

The U.S. militarization of Guam has left its residents living with a legacy of pollution, environmental degradation, and cultural loss. Other Pacific islands may be next. The post As the Pentagon Expands Across the Pacific, Guam Offers a Warning appeared first on The Intercept .

The company's internal records reveal it has fought to keep the chemical in U.S. markets despite its links to an incurable brain disease. The post Syngenta’s secrets – What the company didn’t tell the EPA about its “blockbuster” paraquat pesticide appeared first on MinnPost .

Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule The EPA allowed pesticide giant Bayer to pick from a menu of regulation options for the controversial and destructive weedkiller dicamba, newly released internal agency d

The Trump administration has slashed federal funding aimed at helping farmers of color access land. A partnership between a solar garden and a nonprofit supporting immigrant farmers is moving forward in Minnesota. The post Big Lake agrivoltaics project shows promise of mixing farming, solar power ap