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Minnesota applies for federal funding to take transformative …

WebThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program will distribute $4.6 billion in competitive grants for states, local governments, …

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Climate Action Framework Our Minnesota Climate

WebAddressing climate change presents us with a historic opportunity to strengthen our economy, improve our health, and create a more equitable Minnesota for everyone. To …

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Home Our Minnesota Climate

WebDeveloped with input from over 3000 Minnesotans, our Climate Action Framework sets a vision for how Minnesota will address and prepare for climate change. It identifies …

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Minnesota’s lands are a climate solution Our Minnesota Climate

WebMinnesota’s varied landscapes — croplands, pastures, forests, woodlands, prairies, wetlands, and our more than 10,000 lakes — are part of our identity. They are also an …

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Identifying vulnerable neighbors in the Twin Cities

WebThis combination of data tools can help us understand which neighborhoods and communities are more vulnerable to flooding and extreme heat. Users can easily identify …

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Older Minnesotans are in danger from extreme heat

WebExtreme heat in urban centers like the Twin Cities can cause dangerous living conditions, but heat-related illness is also a risk for rural populations, where occupational exposure …

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Heavy rains put our health, water quality at risk

WebIntense precipitation events and flooding can transport pathogens that cause gastrointestinal illnesses, putting communities who rely on untreated groundwater (such as wells) at an …

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Local Impacts Our Minnesota Climate

WebThe state of Minnesota has been monitoring changes in temperature and precipitation, snow depth and lake ice, storms and droughts, our growing season and more for decades. As …

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Natural and working lands Our Minnesota Climate

[email protected]. The natural and working lands action team will identify and advance land management policies and strategies that reduce greenhouse gas …

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Resiliency and adaptation Our Minnesota Climate

WebRecent work. In 2020, the resiliency and adaptation action team held twelve listening sessions with partners and stakeholders about the policies and strategies would help …

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Yo Mama's House prepares for climate change

WebTo create the workshop, Kubat collaborated with a community of mothers to identify climate change preparedness information, resources, skills and allies. Together they created Yo …

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Action teams Our Minnesota Climate

WebAction teams. Under the Climate Change Executive Order (19-37), state leaders are united behind one common goal: identifying and championing innovative policies and strategies …

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Helping farmers implement practices with climate payoff

WebProducers who achieve this endorsement are eligible for a $1,000 payment. More than 140 producers have achieved the Climate Smart Farm Endorsement. Five endorsements are …

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DRAFT Minnesota Climate Action Framework

WebThis document is a draft of the Minnesota Climate Action Framework (Framework) and an opportunity for your input. Minnesota state agency staf teams developed the Framework …

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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

WebMinnesota Pollution Control Agency. 520 Lafayette Road North | Saint Paul, MN 55155-4194 |. 651-296-6300 | 800-657-3864 | Or use your preferred relay service. | …

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Minnesota's Climate Action Framework

WebIt identifies immediate, near-term actions we must take to achieve our long-term vision of a carbon-neutral, resilient, and equitable future for our state. The framework is a …

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Indigenous ways of life in jeopardy Our Minnesota Climate

WebThese foods include fish, moose, deer, corn, beans, squash, wild rice, as well as particular tree species and a multitude of herbal plants. Climate change affects the availability of, …

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Farmers face new challenges for crops, livestock

WebFarmers are seeing the effects of warmer weather with pests, plant diseases, and heat-stressed livestock. Erratic weather conditions can devastate a crop season, according to …

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