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Water

Water shortages and problems around Minnesota — and the country — have many wondering what is the true cost of clean and reliable water. This reporting is supported in part by The Water Main, a project of American Public Media.

Tiny animals may have a big impact on Minnesota fish

Tiny animals may have a big impact on Minnesota fish

Spiny waterfleas, an invasive species, may be using up the food that young fish like walleye need to survive.
by Dan Gunderson

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MN health officials: Lab tech's 'misconduct' triggers water quality probe

Officials are investigating two years of state water quality testing, including data connected to water systems in Edina, St. Louis Park and Brooklyn Center. Officials say there's no immediate health risk.
by MPR News Staff

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Scientists trying to make common carp a lot less so

Scientists trying to make common carp a lot less so

Common carp is an invasive species -- and an undesirable one at that. It destroys aquatic plants and stirs up sediment, degrading water quality.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Mpls. officials work to dampen distrust of tap water

Mpls. officials work to dampen distrust of tap water

On a tour of the water plant, Hmong visitors were impressed to learn that tap water is just as safe and tastes as good as the water they buy in a store. And it is much, much cheaper.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Mississippi mussels making a comeback

Mississippi mussels making a comeback

For years, native mussel species suffered in the polluted waters of the Upper Mississippi. Scientists say mussels are rebounding -- and that's a good sign for the river.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Appeals court upholds new water quality standards for rivers

A coalition of cities, along with a group of soybean growers, had asked the court to halt the new rules aimed at curbing excessive algae growth.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Dayton creates new environmental citizen board

Dayton creates new environmental citizen board

It revives a semblance of a citizen input panel after the Legislature abolished a board with more-defined powers.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Should Gov. Dayton intervene to address water pollution at the proposed PolyMet mine?

Environmentalists want Dayton to step in now. They say a report by the Minnesota DNR acknowledges that water quality treatment will be needed "indefinitely" after the mine closes to prevent water pollution from escaping.
by Michael Olson

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