Midwest

Photo: Xcel Energy Xcel Energy just announced its big solar and wind plans in the US Midwest – here’s the lowdown. Minnesota’s largest utility expects to cut more than 80% – and possibly up to 88% – of its emissions by 2030, putting it on track to hit Minnesota’s goal of net zero by 2040. It also says it’s on track to achieve its clean energy goals for all the Upper Midwest states it serves – Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Michigan. The plan is to keep its…

Though the region is often referred to as “Flyover Country,” the states that make up the Midwest have been home to some all-time classics when it comes to American cinema. There have been great films set in Chicago and other major cities in the region, and even some Best Picture winners have used the loosely defined group of states as a backdrop. Here are 32 great movies set in the Midwest, including comedies, dramas, and almost every other imaginable genre. So please, quit knocking on the Midwest and calling it a land…

Lafayette, Ind., retained the top spot in the emerging home markets index for a third consecutive quarter. Lafayette, Ind., retained the top spot in the emerging home markets index for a third consecutive quarter. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you…

Another round of wildfire smoke has been pushed down from Canada and over the United States, sparking air quality alerts and exposing communities to polluted air, again.Coastal Animals Are Thriving on Plastic Pollution Out in the Pacific Ocean | Extreme Earth“Canadian wildfire smoke responsible for Air Quality alerts over parts of the Northern High Plains, Midwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast,” the National Weather Service (NWS) forecast said. The forecast warned that the smoke will likely linger for some states. It may…

Right now, Detroit, Chicago, and Minneapolis have the unhealthiest air in the world, save for Dubai. Canadian wildfires are spewing smoke that’s wafting south, blanketing the Midwest in a toxic haze, just as they did earlier this month along the East Coast. Seventeen states—nearly a third of the US population—are under air quality alerts.Video: NOAAThe animation above gives you an idea of the scale and severity of what’s unfolding. This is from an experimental model called HRRR-Smoke (High-Resolution Rapid Refresh),…

Holed up at home during the pandemic lockdown three years ago, 13-year-old Shreya Nallamothu was scrolling through social media when she noticed a pattern: Children even younger than her were the stars - dancing, cracking one-liners and being generally adorable. "It seemed innocuous to me at first," Nallamothu said. But as she watched more and more posts of kids pushing products or their mishaps going viral, she started to wonder: Who is looking out for them? "I realized that there's a lot of exploitation that can happen…

Small cities in the Midwest topped The Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com Emerging Housing Markets Index in the first quarter, a sign that buyer demand for affordable homes remains robust even as activity in the broader market slows. Lafayette, Ind., led the index for the second consecutive quarter, followed by Bloomington, Ill.; Elkhart, Ind.; Lebanon, Pa., and Fort Wayne, Ind.  Small cities in the Midwest topped The Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com Emerging Housing Markets Index in the…

The Levee Inn is partially submerged by the rising Mississippi River, Monday, April 24, 2023, Davenport, Iowa. Photo: Niko Frazer/Quad City Times (AP)The Mississippi River is overflowing and flooding riverbanks and roads in states across the Midwest, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.The Mississippi River is Drying Out | Extreme EarthOn Tuesday, the Iowa DOT confirmed that there are road closures along the Mississippi River due to the flooding. Some roads near the river are expected to flood later this week,too.…

A detail from a recent map that depicts areas of intensive drought in the West and Midwest. Credit: North American Drought Monitor Midwesterners needn't bother choosing their poison: droughts or floods. They get a double dose of both. The region is experiencing what weather experts call a flash drought, says Rao Kotamarthi, who…

Anal cancer is a type of cancer that affects the tissues of the anus, which is the opening at the end of the rectum. It is a rare type of cancer, however, its incidence has been increasing in recent years.According to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, South Carolina is experiencing one of the most significant increases in anal cancer incidence among women and anal cancer deaths among men. The study was led by Ashish Deshmukh, Ph.D., a researcher at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.Deshmukh, in his…