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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.

EPA reverses itself on iron facility pollution

EPA reverses itself on iron facility pollution

In a notice filed Monday in federal court, EPA officials said they were voluntarily vacating the agency's approval in December 2012 of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's variance for Mesabi Nugget, which produces iron pellets at a plant near Hoyt Lakes. The EPA instead plans to reject the variance, the filing said.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Are you confident the proposed PolyMet mine would avoid polluting Minnesota’s water?

Are you confident the proposed PolyMet mine would avoid polluting Minnesota’s water?

“[The] DNR has described a mine that functions perfectly, exactly as intended, that has no problems whatsoever…but they don’t explore scenarios in which something goes wrong.” — Kathryn Hoffman, an attorney for the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy “Minnesotans have until Thursday to comment on the environmental analysis of the proposed PolyMet mine, a huge…
by Michael Olson

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PolyMet copper-nickel mining in Minnesota

PolyMet copper-nickel mining in Minnesota

PolyMet Mining wants to mine copper, nickel and precious metals for 20 years at a site located just north of Hoyt Lakes in the Superior National Forest. The NorthMet Deposit is part of what is known as the Duluth Complex, which stretches from about 150 miles north of Duluth all the way to the Canadian border.

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Can we fill up our underground water supply with stormwater?

Can we fill up our underground water supply with stormwater?

One way to relieve pressure on Minnesota’s groundwater would be to make better use of stormwater and the spring melt. Or is it?
by Dave Peters

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Obama's budget: An agency-by-agency glance

Obama's budget: An agency-by-agency glance

From Agriculture to Veterans affairs, here's a top-level breakdown on where the Obama Administration says it would like to place its budget priorities for FY 2015.
by The Associated Press

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This nitrate chart looks worrisome. Is it?

This nitrate chart looks worrisome. Is it?

A rising percentage of new wells in Minnesota hit nitrate-contaminated water. It needs to be watched.
by Dave Peters

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Should voluntary water regulations for farmers be made mandatory?

Should voluntary water regulations for farmers be made mandatory?

– Dave Peters, editor, Beneath the Surface, Minnesota’s Pending Ground Water Challenge You can’t talk about water use in Minnesota for long before you get around to talking about farming. That’s clear from two recent stories by MPR News. One, by MPR News reporter Dan Gunderson, showed how increased irrigation and leaching of nitrates from…
by MPR News Staff

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Daily Circuit asks: How sustainable is our water use?

Minnesota is rich in water, but our use of it seems less sustainable than it once did. Two state officials talked about water issues with Daily Circuit host Tom Weber.
by Dave Peters

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