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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.

Report says farm runoff declining near Great Lakes

Farmers are making significant cutbacks in erosion of soil and nutrients into the Great Lakes, where runoff is suspected of being a leading contributor to rampant growth of algae that damages water quality.

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Met Council considers legal options against 3M over chemical discharge

Met Council considers legal options against 3M over chemical discharge

The Metropolitan Council has asked its lawyers to explore legal options against 3M related to millions of dollars in costs of meeting new state requirements for discharging perfluorinated chemicals - which 3M stopped producing in 2002 - from wastewater treatment plants into the environment.
by Lorna Benson, Stephanie Hemphill and Madeleine Baran

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WEIGH IN ON WATER: Why take action?

We asked our seven Ground Level water panel members to tell us why they got involved in local clean-water issues. Read what they said and “weigh in” with your own answer.
by Dave Peters

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Around MN: Great Lakes collapse, unsustainable cities, Rochester button primary

A group of scientists warned in 2005 that Great Lakes ecosystems were on the verge of collapse because of a dangerous set of problems, including species invasions and degraded water quality. The wildlife federation report said the scientists' predictions are coming true.
by Michael Olson

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