The U.S. EPA proposed the first-ever federal limit on carbon pollution on March 27. What could it mean for the nation’s aging coal plants?

Have you stopped to consider how global warming will affect America’s small farms? Jack Hedin of Featherstone Farm did when a 2007 flood nearly destroyed his 140-acre farm in Southeast Minnesota.

Today, the Senate will vote on S. 1813, its version of the federal transportation bill. The vote is a long time coming, but over the last few weeks, senators have added various amendments to the bill that have nothing to do with transportation.

World Savvy prepares the next generation of leaders to learn, work, and thrive as responsible global citizens in the 21st century. In just 10 years, World Savvy has reached 250,000 young people and 2,000 teachers across the nation.

3.14.12 // Robert Kaplan, regional counsel for the EPA Region 5, will present the keynote address at William Mitchell’s Third Annual Energy and Environment Conference.

3.18.12 // J. Drake Hamilton will talk about climate change, its impacts, and what Minnesota is doing about it at this forum that is free and open to the public.

Did you know that Minnesota still gets almost 60 percent of its electricity from burning coal, and some utilities even get 90 percent or more of their electricity from coal? If you’re an Xcel customer, you have a chance to urge the company to steer a cleaner course for our kids and grandkids.

4.21.12 // Join J. Drake Hamilton at Earth Fest in Mt. Iron, Minnesota.

The air quality in some of our most beautiful spaces is threatened by pollution from Minnesota’s coal-fired power plants and taconite iron ore processing facilities. And even though the Clean Air Act requires it, the parks may soon lack protection under Minnesota law.

The United States has a pollution problem. Nearly 37 million American children live in places with unhealthy, polluted air. Pollution-related illnesses are on the rise. Smokestacks continue to dump massive quantities of pollutants that cause disease and death.