Climate Archives — Sahan Journal

Wildfire smoke, fine ash and your health: How to think about Minnesota’s bad air.

by Dan Kraker August 2, 2021August 2, 2021

Air quality alert lasts until Tuesday. Those with chronic lung or cardiovascular problems, children, older adults and pregnant women should be particularly careful.

Where there’s smoke, there’s asthma: Weather events tied to climate change pose health threats to Minnesota communities of color

by Andrew Hazzard July 27, 2021July 27, 2021

Minnesota Legislature passes small steps in last-minute environmental bills, while climate needs multiply.

by Andrew Hazzard July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

An Iraqi climate scientist couldn’t use his biogeochemistry Ph.D. in his homeland. So he’s helping diverse students get environmental science degrees at a St. Cloud community college.

by Andrew Hazzard July 5, 2021July 7, 2021

Frost. Then blistering heat. Drought. And now the bugs. Minnesota immigrant farmers are struggling with the effects of climate change in their fields.

by Andrew Hazzard June 28, 2021July 1, 2021

HD Laundry, in south Minneapolis, was looted and burned last summer. This year it’s reopening with a new cleaning system that will use less energy and save money.

by Andrew Hazzard June 11, 2021June 16, 2021

The calendar says June; the weather says August. Minnesota’s record heat wave a sign of what’s to come.

by Andrew Hazzard June 9, 2021June 9, 2021

Too hot for school: Minneapolis and St. Paul close school buildings during June heat wave

by Becky Z. Dernbach June 7, 2021June 10, 2021

Identifying environmental problems in Minneapolis green zones is pretty easy. Doing something about them is another matter.

by Andrew Hazzard June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

Minnesota’s new ECO Act will help ease the burdens of energy costs on low-income families, including many people of color

by Andrew Hazzard May 28, 2021June 2, 2021

Hennepin County’s new climate action plan preserves an unpopular old technology: burning garbage near north Minneapolis.

by Andrew Hazzard May 23, 2021May 23, 2021

A decade on, painful scars and hard-earned resilience mark a tornado’s path through north Minneapolis

by Andrew Hazzard May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

Visitors to Minnesota state parks are overwhelmingly white. A task force recommends a new office to make parks more inviting to diverse users.

by Andrew Hazzard May 7, 2021May 10, 2021

Ilhan Omar and immigrant groups call for more green jobs in Minneapolis

by Andrew Hazzard April 29, 2021April 30, 2021

Urban farm or public works facility? One of Minnesota’s most diverse and polluted neighborhoods is fighting against the city for a greener future.

by Andrew Hazzard April 16, 2021April 16, 2021

Minnesota farmers are 99 percent white and aging. A proposed bill would help diversify the next generation.

by Andrew Hazzard April 2, 2021April 2, 2021

Minnesota’s community solar program leads the nation. Poorer people, often residents of color, are left in the shade.

by Andrew Hazzard April 1, 2021April 6, 2021

The average farmer today is a 58-year-old white man growing commodity crops. The Minnesota farmer of the future may be Latino–and organic.

by Andrew Hazzard March 29, 2021March 26, 2021

Minnesota’s ‘green’ agencies are very white. Programs like the GreenCorps are helping to change that.

by Andrew Hazzard March 21, 2021March 20, 2021

Rain gardens help Minneapolis’ first ‘eco-mosque’ control flooding

by Andrew Hazzard March 16, 2021March 18, 2021

Metro Transit’s big plans for faster bus routes offer a chance to improve both air quality and racial equity

by Andrew Hazzard March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

Xcel’s 15-year energy plan offers opportunities to address environmental racism in Minnesota. Immigrant activists are determined to make it happen.

by Andrew Hazzard February 26, 2021February 26, 2021

Electric vehicles have a reputation for appealing to ‘fancy,’ ‘privileged’ drivers. A new program seeks to boost access in diverse neighborhoods.

by Andrew Hazzard February 22, 2021February 21, 2021

Could Minnesota suffer a Texas-size energy grid failure?

by Andrew Hazzard February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

Out in the cold: Pandemic leaves more people in need of energy assistance, but also harder to reach.

by Andrew Hazzard February 16, 2021February 18, 2021