Oct. 20, 2022 The Case for Cautious Climate Hope, a presentation by Dr. Zeke Hausfather, an internationally-renowned climate scientist who presented for the U of M Kuehnast Lecture about why we should have a cautious climate hope -- he acknowledges the profess we have made and how far we still have to go. The presentation was edited to fit in a time slot, and is available in its entirety on YouTube.

10132022 How Clean is your air? Minnesota State Mankato Engineering Professor, Dr. Jacob Swanson, received an Environmental Education grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to work with students to monitor air quality in their own back yards. New, low-cost, air quality sensors will be used to teach students about climate change in a context that matters to them.

Oct. 6, 2022 Winter heating season will be here soon. How can we save energy? Minnesota Valley Action Council Weather Auditor, Briana Parr-Baker and Energy Assistance Program Manager Sheila Ous provide tips and resources.

Sept. 22, 2022 MNSU Professor Phillip Larson is one of the lead scientists from 5 universities awarded $2.8 million NSF grant for Lake Superior Basin Research. Larson and his group will investigate the relationship between the recent de-glacial history, and the formation of rivers and their valleys on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

Sept. 9, 2022 Save the Kasota Prairie, a non-profit organization that has been working to beautify and preserve an area of southern Minnesota that has been mined. SKP Board Member, Erick Steinmetz talks about the history of the group and about its upcoming open house on Sept. 17, 2022, 8 a.m. to noon.

Aug. 25, 2022 It's the first day of the Minnesota State Fair and Steve Mikkelson tells us about the Eco Experience - the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's premier outreach to learn about what you can do to help improve our air, land, water, and climate.

Aug. 18, 2022  Aquaponics, LLC is one of the first commercial, land-based, Walleye farms in the U.S. Three high school friends from Amery, Wis.,  including Trent Dado,  got together to to raise Walleye in a sustainable way and utilize the nutrients produced by the fish to grow culinary herbs using a combo of aquaponic and aeroponic technology. This is the story of how Wobbly Walleye brand began an eco-friendly business.

August 4, 2022 
August is National Water Quality Month. KMSU's Karen Wright talks with Chuck Brandel, an engineer in the lead water business unit at ISG about innovative ways his company works with agriculture, cities, and counties for best practices to maintain water quality.

July 28, 2022 The Monarch Butterfly has been listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of nature.  Wendy Caldwell of Monarch Joint Venture tells us what we can do to preserve this important insect as well as many other pollinators critical to our survival.

July 21, 2022 Green Seam Director, Sam Ziegler, talks about the accomplishments of Green Seam in promoting agriculture in southern Minnesota and how the industry is working toward being greener to help the environment.