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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.

Public meetings set on east metro groundwater contamination

Public meetings set on east metro groundwater contamination

Public meetings begin this week to update east metro residents on new exposure limits for a chemical once manufactured by 3M that has been found in the area's drinking water.

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Legislation would force pesticide notification

Legislation would force pesticide notification

Should Minnesotans be able to look over what pesticides have been sprayed on golf courses and farm fields? A proposal in the House would give people access.
by Sea Stachura

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Senate bill could turn some Minnesota lakes into stars

Senate bill could turn some Minnesota lakes into stars

A new bill in the Minnesota Senate is designed to improve lake water quality by empowering the state's lake associations. Those who meet the criteria could be declared "star lakes."
by Tom Robertson

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What lies beneath? Engineers draw down Mississippi in Minneapolis

What lies beneath? Engineers draw down Mississippi in Minneapolis

Engineers have drained off the top 13 feet of the Mississippi River between the Upper and Lower St. Anthony Falls dams in Minneapolis. Historians are savoring a view of the river that resembles what the first explorers probably found at the site.
by Tom Crann

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MPCA draws up ballast water regulations

MPCA draws up ballast water regulations

Minnesota's Pollution Control Agency is trying to stop ships from transporting non-native organisms like zebra mussels to the state's waters.
by Bob Kelleher

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How money in outdoors/arts amendment would be split

Here's how the money would be split if voters adopt a constitutional amendment raising the state sales tax for outdoors and arts programs.

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Agency criticized for withholding Great Lakes health risk report

Agency criticized for withholding Great Lakes health risk report

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has drawn criticism from members of Congress, scientists and a U.S.-Canadian agency for withholding the report. It had been scheduled for release last summer.

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Great Lakes advocates not pleased with Bush's spending plan

Great Lakes advocates not pleased with Bush's spending plan

President Bush's proposed budget would shortchange efforts to clean up the Great Lakes and to keep problems such as sewage overflows and exotic species invasions from getting worse, critics said.

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NASA-funded study to examine crops' effect on weather

NASA-funded study to examine crops' effect on weather

A new study at South Dakota State University -- and funded by NASA -- will try to find out how a move from corn and soybeans to grasses grown primarily for biofuel would affect the weather.

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Alternative energy plans a boost to wildlife habitat

Alternative energy plans a boost to wildlife habitat

Minnesota's natural resource managers say the growing demand for biofuels from the state's forests and prairies will have implications for wildlife habitat, water quality, and other ecological issues.
by Tim Post

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