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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.

4 ways to use less polluting salt in cold weather

4 ways to use less polluting salt in cold weather

Warmer weather this week may be a good opportunity to help curb the salt running into our streams and lakes.
by Tim Nelson

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As east suburbs tighten groundwater use, Mpls wants to drill new wells

As east suburbs tighten groundwater use, Mpls wants to drill new wells

We’ve covered extensively the discussion happening in the north and east metro over concerns about the groundwater supply. Suburbs are trying to figure out how to use less water, and the Metropolitan Council has pushed the idea of getting more cities in the region to tap into surface water from the Mississippi River. Both Minneapolis Read more →
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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DNR’s Landwehr to locals on groundwater: ‘You figure it out.’

DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr launched his agency’s new approach to groundwater management in part of the Twin Cities Wednesday, stressing that local officials have an opportunity to make better decisions than the state can by itself.
by Dave Peters

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With White Bear as poster child, Minnesota tests new approach to limited water supplies

With White Bear as poster child, Minnesota tests new approach to limited water supplies

A new effort involving just about anyone who flushes a toilet from Lino Lakes to Woodbury is about to eclipse the scattered sprinkling limits and water-saving campaigns to rescue a shrinking White Bear Lake. And that could be just a first step in getting Minnesota residents, businesses and others to think differently about how they use water.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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What is your community’s most significant water problem?

What is your community’s most significant water problem?

“Even in the land of 10,000 lakes, water is no longer unlimited. Lakes shrink, groundwater drops, wells go dry or get contaminated. Some cities have to look harder for good municipal water or pay more to treat it. Twenty years ago these were isolated problems. But three-quarters of Minnesota’s residents get their water from aquifer-tapping…
by Michael Olson

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“Beneath the Surface:” Help us look at Minnesota’s pending groundwater challenge

MPR News’ Ground Level project is launching an examination of the growing concern that Minnesota’s groundwater — source of water to three-quarters of the state’s residents — is on a path that can’t be sustained.
by Dave Peters

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Fates of wild rice, mining intertwined in northern Minn.

Fates of wild rice, mining intertwined in northern Minn.

A 40-year-old state law limits how much of a mining byproduct called "sulfate" can be discharged into wild rice producing waters. Prompted by mining industry concerns that the standard is too stringent, the state has been giving it another look.
by Dan Kraker

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DNR sticks to 90-day window on mine comments

DNR sticks to 90-day window on mine comments

Agency head says comment period for PolyMet mine already has been extended once.

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Top 11 Minnesota health and environment stories in 2013

2013 brought us stunning health and environment stories on mental health treatment successes, advanced CPR technology and a troubling absence of Monarch butterflies.
by Nathaniel Minor

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To clean up coal, Obama pushes more oil production

To clean up coal, Obama pushes more oil production

America's newest and cleanest coal-fired power plant comes with a catch: The heat-trapping carbon dioxide removed from its smokestack pollution will help force more oil out of the ground.
by The Associated Press

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