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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.

State officials add dozens of lakes and streams to impaired waters list for sulfate and PFAS pollution

State officials add dozens of lakes and streams to impaired waters list for sulfate and PFAS pollution

State officials are proposing to add 54 lakes and streams to the list of Minnesota waters considered impaired because of pollution. The list includes a large lake on the border of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that exceeds the state’s wild rice sulfate standard.
by Dan Kraker

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Split Rock Lighthouse hosts annual Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony

Split Rock Lighthouse hosts annual Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony

A crowd of several hundred people is expected to gather at Split Rock Lighthouse on Friday for a memorial ceremony and beacon-lighting to mark the 48th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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EPA says 'further actions' needed to protect human health from nitrate in southeast Minnesota

EPA says 'further actions' needed to protect human health from nitrate in southeast Minnesota

Environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying nitrate in the groundwater in southeast Minnesota’s karst region — largely from fertilizer and manure applied to crop land — poses an imminent danger to human health.
by Kirsti Marohn

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New invasive crayfish found in Minnesota lake

New invasive crayfish found in Minnesota lake

An invasive crayfish new to Minnesota was found this fall in a lake near Alexandria. There’s no evidence the signal crayfish is reproducing in the lake, but it could pose a risk to lake ecosystems if a population is established.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesota DNR gives Twin Metals green light to explore for minerals near Boundary Waters

Minnesota DNR gives Twin Metals green light to explore for minerals near Boundary Waters

Twin Metals, which has been blocked by the Biden administration in its efforts to build a $1.7 billion copper-nickel mine near Ely, Minn., now has the go-ahead to explore for minerals in the area owned by the state of Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Southeast Minnesota struggles for common ground on nitrate pollution as health worries rise

Southeast Minnesota struggles for common ground on nitrate pollution as health worries rise

In a petition filed in April, environmental groups asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use its emergency powers under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act to intervene in what they call an “imminent and substantial endangerment to human health.”
by Kirsti Marohn

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Lead found in water at Lino Lakes prison; DOC says testing indicates no risks at Stillwater

Lead found in water at Lino Lakes prison; DOC says testing indicates no risks at Stillwater

Minnesota prison officials say preliminary results from a new round of testing show the water at the Stillwater correctional facility is safe to drink — but testing at a different state prison, in Lino Lakes, found lead in some of the water there.
by Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber

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