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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.

Livestock farmers have last chance to get waivers

Livestock farmers have last chance to get waivers

A voluntary program to help livestock farmers comply with environmental regulations ends next year and those who haven't made the changes yet have until the end of the week to apply for a waiver. Otherwise, the agreement commits farmers to make improvements by the end of next year.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Ring dike program will protect more than just farms

Ring dike program will protect more than just farms

More than $4 million will pay for ring dikes around farmsteads in the Red River Valley, but flood protection is only a secondary goal for the federal program.
by Dan Gunderson

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Human activity along Mississippi River creating "dead zone" downstream

Human activity along Mississippi River creating "dead zone" downstream

Internationally-known marine ecologist Nancy Rabalais joins Midday to explain the Mississippi River ecosystem and what can be done to protect it. Rabalais is at Gustavus Adolphus College for the Nobel Conference, "H2O: Uncertain Resource."

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Five at 8 – 10/5/09: The tragedy of tainted meat

Five at 8 – 10/5/09: The tragedy of tainted meat

The sickening of Stephanie Smith, a tribute to Joe Williams, a snub for the Dalai Lama, a new home without the product placement, and the American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar.
by Bob Collins

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The St. Croix River: A legacy of protection

The St. Croix River: A legacy of protection

The upper St. Croix River is protected from development by the National Park Service. It's unusual for a river so close to a major metropolitan area to have such a special designation.
by Tom Crann

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Mississippi River: An urban wilderness

Mississippi River: An urban wilderness

The newest of Minnesota's five national park sites, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, sits right in the middle of the state's biggest population center.
by Jeff Jones

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Obama's EPA wants clean water, green jobs

Obama's EPA wants clean water, green jobs

Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, laid out the Obama administration's plan for improving water quality and fighting global warming in a speech this week at the Commonwealth Club of California.

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Five at 8 – 10/1/09: Stories to talk about

Five at 8 – 10/1/09: Stories to talk about

Burying dead pets, Dawkins on Colbert, why do some people persist and some don't, texting isn't a 'kid thing,' and the unsavory surprises of buying a foreclosed home in St. Paul.
by Bob Collins

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Dairy fined $10K after burst manure pipe contaminates swimming area

A Pipestone County dairy has been fined $10,000 this week, after a sewage overflow in May spilled 252,000 gallons of manure-contaminated waste into a nearby swimming area.
by Madeleine Baran

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Wetlands loss outpacing restoration efforts

Wetlands loss outpacing restoration efforts

Even though Minnesota is spending millions to restore wetlands as part of the state's 50-year plan to add 2 million acres of waterfowl habitat in the state, the state is still losing more than it restores.
by Dan Gunderson

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