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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.

Well water samples to be collected in Anoka County

The Department of Natural Resources will collect water samples from private wells in Anoka County this fall. It's part of the Minnesota Geological Survey.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Light-rail tunnel foes see water table, environmental issues

Light-rail tunnel foes see water table, environmental issues

The Met Council has proposed three options for the new rail line to be built from downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie. Two options involve tunnels -- either a shallow or a deep tunnel under part of the Kenilworth corridor in southwest Minneapolis.
by Brandt Williams

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Mixed results in voting to set taxing districts around Minnesota lakes

Mixed results in voting to set taxing districts around Minnesota lakes

Minnesota Lake residents continue to challenge the establishment of Lake Improvement Districts,  with mixed results. A LID has the authority to levy fees, or taxes based on property value.  The money can be used to improve water quality.  The spread of aquatic invasive species has prompted more lake property owners to ask for the authority to Read more →
by Dan Gunderson

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Ag Dept. seeks input on cutting nitrate levels in well water

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is asking for public comment on a plan to reduce unsafe nitrate levels in drinking water. Much of the nitrate load comes from agricultural fertilizers.
by Mark Steil

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Lake Mary latest for zebra mussel infestation

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is adding Lake Mary in Douglas County to the list of zebra mussel-infested waters in the state.
by Jon Collins

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Farmers hope spindly weed is a biofuel gusher

Farmers hope spindly weed is a biofuel gusher

The spindly camelina plant looks more like a weed than a crop, but scientists are hoping it will be a whiz at producing oil for biodiesel fuel.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Minneapolis tries to stop zebra mussels with heightened prevention efforts

Minneapolis tries to stop zebra mussels with heightened prevention efforts

Ever since zebra mussels infested Lake Minnetonka in 2010, Minneapolis officials have been bracing themselves for the discovery of the sharp-shelled invaders in one of the city's beloved lakes.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Masses of plastic particles found in Great Lakes

Masses of plastic particles found in Great Lakes

Already ravaged by toxic algae, invasive mussels and industrial pollution, the Great Lakes now confront another potential threat that few had even imagined until recently: untold millions of plastic litter bits, some visible only through a microscope.

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That lovely bamboo in your yard? It's not bamboo. And it's killing local plants.

That lovely bamboo in your yard? It's not bamboo. And it's killing local plants.

Minnesota officials are struggling to fight the spread of knotweed, buckthorn, wild parsnip and other noxious weeds and invasive species. It's a battle fought on thousands of different fronts against a clever enemy.
by Dan Kraker

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Hiaasen uses his novels to lampoon real-life villains

Hiaasen uses his novels to lampoon real-life villains

In fiction, he can write things he couldn't put in a newspaper, "but you know they're true."

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