environmental

The 52-year-old Richfield Nature Center adjusts to demand for more environmental education

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A man holds a white waste bin on a walkway

Just beyond Minneapolis is a natural oasis well known to its more than 100,000 visitors each year. But the decennial Wood Lake Nature Center is now at a major inflection point, one that managers say is a long time coming. Wood Lake Nature Center director Paul Smithson said when it was built in 1971, the … Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s climate agenda highlights tensions with environmental groups

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FILE - Cargo ships line up outside the Port of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Los Angeles. Maritime nations are finalizing a plan to reduce shipping sector emissions to zero by around 2050 on Thursday, July 6, 2023, but experts warn that the deal falls short of what is needed to prevent the climate catastrophe. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Files)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) In the rush to reduce California’s pollution and rid the state of fossil fuels, the most intriguing confrontation hasn’t involved business leaders or the oil industry. Instead, its simmering tensions between the state’s staunch environmental advocacy wing and the progressive governor of California who considers himself one of them. The modern environmental … Read more