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Since 2002, the Sierra Club has been leading the charge for coal plant retirements with its Beyond Coal campaign. […] The campaign continues to build momentum and push for closure of the remaining 345 plants. As coal plants retire, it is not only important to look at what type of energy is generated to replace […]

Like other regions in the United States, agricultural and forestry productivity in Minnesota is vulnerable to weather and climate variability. In recent decades, changes in Minnesota’s climate, including temperature and precipitation variability, have emerged, with continued change expected in the future. Although some of these shifts may appear minor now, agriculture is already being impacted […]

This report explores the relationship between e-waste and toxic outputs to Lake Erie with an emphasis on northern Ohio’s four identified areas of concern (AOCs), as identified by the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, this report provides an overview of existing tools and practices that promote watershed health by […]

Delta Institute and our community partners performed a BioBlitz, an on-the-ground assessment of existing flora and fauna on specific parcels of land, to create a baseline of biodiversity on four parcels within the West Woodlawn Sustainable Square Mile. This baseline data is the first step in accomplishing this project’s primary objectives: 1. Create a database […]

The Midwestern Regional Climate Center is a cooperative program between the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Our center is a partner in a national climate service program that includes NCEI, five other Regional Climate Centers, and State Climate Offices. The NCEI is part of the Department of […]

The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission is commonly known by its acronym, GLIFWC. Formed in 1984, GLIFWC represents eleven Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan who reserved hunting, fishing and gathering rights in the 1836, 1837, 1842, and 1854 Treaties with the United States government. GLIFWC provides natural resource management expertise, conservation […]

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