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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.

Minn. court affirms wild rice protection

The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling Monday dismissing a challenge to the state's water quality standard protecting wild rice.
by Dan Kraker

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Stadium designers asked to consider environmental concerns

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking designers of the new Vikings stadium to think about accommodating an unusual category of birds passing through downtown Minneapolis.
by Tim Nelson

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Widespread drought affecting Minnesota's wildlife

Widespread drought affecting Minnesota's wildlife

The heavy snow that fell on parts of central Minnesota over the weekend may be too late to help relieve widespread drought.
by Tom Robertson

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U of M hosts Red River Basin forum

The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota is hosting an international forum Thursday on the water quality challenges facing the Red River Basin in the U.S. and Canada.

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Enviro officials hear from SE Minn. residents

Enviro officials hear from SE Minn. residents

Residents from across southeastern Minnesota packed a meeting room in Rochester Tuesday to tell state commissioners their priorities for the state's air, water, land and energy resources.
by Elizabeth Baier

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MPCA panel to consider research on sulfate

The Citizens Board of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will get an update Tuesday on research under way to determine if the state should change its standard for sulfate in wild rice waters.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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SW Minn. effort to measure climate change effects on crops

SW Minn. effort to measure climate change effects on crops

A southwestern Minnesota acreage is part of a USDA sustainable corn project that is trying to make predictions about climate change and corn production.

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Work group issues advice on parks Legacy funding

Work group issues advice on parks Legacy funding

A work group charged with studying how Legacy Amendment parks funding should be distributed presented its recommendations to Minnesota state officials Wednesday.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Environmental group criticizes Poplar River project

Projects are under way to reduce sedimentation in the Poplar River on Minnesota's North Shore. But they're not doing an adequate job, according to an environmental group.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Stalled bill tops agenda at farmers convention

Members of the Minnesota Farmers Union are planning a strategy to try to persuade the lame-duck Congress to pass the stalled farm bill. The Minnesota farmers are meeting this weekend at their 71st annual convention.
by Rupa Shenoy

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