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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.

DNR to meet with hunting, fishing and conservation groups

DNR to meet with hunting, fishing and conservation groups

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources meets with hunting, fishing and conservation groups in its annual stakeholder round table in St. Cloud Friday and Saturday.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Feedlot regulation is a growing patchwork

Feedlot regulation is a growing patchwork

From county to county and township to township, the decisions over whether to allow new livestock feedlot operations is very different. Does this make it harder or easier to get a new facility approved?
by Dan Gunderson

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Roadside wells -- is free water better water?

Roadside wells -- is free water better water?

There are about a dozen roadside stops in Minnesota that offer spring water to travelers. But are these sources of water safe?
by Tim Post

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Cities, environmentalists unhappy with new water quality rules

Cities, environmentalists unhappy with new water quality rules

The Citizens Board of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is set to vote Tuesday on a major revision of the state's water quality rules.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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The Daily Digest: 12-18-07

The Citizens Board of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will vote today on a major revision to the state’s water quality rules. MPR has the story. MPR says the state’s decontamination trailers don’t trail so well. The Star Tribune continues its series on MnDOT – Money vs. Safety. Today they look at airport safety: “In…
by Tom Scheck

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Mayors tell candidates to make the Great Lakes a priority

Mayors tell candidates to make the Great Lakes a priority

Mayors and leaders from the Great Lakes states and Canada want candidates in the 2008 elections to make the waterways a priority.
by Bob Kelleher

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Water bill includes money for Lake Superior project

Water bill includes money for Lake Superior project

A massive water resources bill passed by Congress authorizes a second large lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
by Bob Kelleher

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Experts look to timber as next generation energy source

Experts look to timber as next generation energy source

Ethanol production in the U.S. relies mostly on corn. But timber industry experts say emerging technologies will soon make Minnesota's vast northern forests a new source for ethanol.
by Tom Robertson

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The agenda of the Met Council

Transportation, water quality and water supply are on the agenda for annual Met Council's appraisal of the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs and exurbs.

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Does the Mississippi need new locks and dams?

The lock and dam system that makes it possible for commercial boats to negotiate the Mississippi river is 70 years old. Farmers and river workers say it's high time for the system to be brought up to date. Opponents believe that the $7.7 billion project will do serious damage to the river's ecosystem and isn't worth the money. The Army Corps of Engineers has spent the last 12 years studying the problem and has come up with a plan that tries to balance these competing interests. With the public comment period on the proposal ending Friday, we take a look at river's locks and dams, and the controversy surrounding them.

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