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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.

New program to protect water quality; details to be worked out

New program to protect water quality; details to be worked out

Federal officials in St. Paul today announced a collaboration to encourage farmers to address pollution problems in local waters. However, both farmers and environmental activists are cautious about how the new program could work.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Invasive species change Minnesota lakes

Invasive species change Minnesota lakes

Aquatic invasive species are drawing a of of attention in Minnesota. Just one invasive, the zebra mussel, is expected to cause billions of dollars in economic effects over the next decade.
by Dan Gunderson

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Wis. Assembly could vote on mining next week

The state Assembly is set to vote next week on a bill that pits the promise of hundreds of jobs against worries an iron ore mine would despoil a pristine area in northern Wisconsin near Lake Superior.

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Conservation groups: Is clean water Legacy money making a difference?

Ensuring water projects funded through the state's Legacy Amendment are making a difference -- and proving it to the public -- is a major challenge, conservationists and those who oversee Legacy money acknowledged.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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U of M economist measures nature's benefits with dollars

U of M economist measures nature's benefits with dollars

Nature performs many important functions that benefit humans -- not just offering beauty but cleaning water, taming floods and pollinating crops. Some researchers think it's time to put a dollar value on those natural processes.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Central Minnesota chooses a future

Central Minnesota chooses a future

About 200 central Minnesota residents are in the midst of a two-year effort sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to plan a vision of what central Minnesota should look like by 2035.
by Dave Peters

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Two nature writers share love of lakes

Two nature writers share love of lakes

Jerry Dennis and Darby Nelson have written about lakes, great and small. What do we most value about lakes and what should be done to protect them?
by Darby Nelson

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State leaders temper surprising economic forecast with skepticism

State leaders temper surprising economic forecast with skepticism

Many state leaders are reluctant to celebrate today's surprising economic forecast projecting of an $876 million budget surplus, — possibly because the forecast also shows a likely return to red ink in the following cycle.
by Tim Pugmire

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