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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.

Tribes make new move to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

Tribes make new move to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

The Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes succeeded on their first attempt, only to have an appeals court overturn U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's shutdown order earlier this year. Now, they're asking the judge to clarify his earlier ruling to satisfy the appellate judges and then to again order the line to cease operations, the Bismarck Tribune reported.
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Two new reports find St. Croix River still clean, but at risk

Two new reports find St. Croix River still clean, but at risk

Popular for its scenic beauty and recreation opportunities for boaters and anglers, the St. Croix remains one of the cleanest tributaries to the Mississippi River. But two new reports highlight some troubling trends.
by Kirsti Marohn

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In western Minnesota water dispute, it's elite hogs vs. rare fen

In western Minnesota water dispute, it's elite hogs vs. rare fen

A proposed hog farm in northwest Minnesota is at the center of a fight over its environmental assessment. At issue is the protection of a rare type of wetland, and complaints that a state agency is violating Minnesota environmental review law.
by Dan Gunderson

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Widened by erosion, iconic Mississippi headwaters to undergo restoration work

Widened by erosion, iconic Mississippi headwaters to undergo restoration work

More than half a million people visit the headwaters of the Mississippi River at Itasca State Park every year, most stepping along the path of stones to cross the river at its humble beginnings. Over decades, those many feet have eroded the shoreline.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Judge largely backs state regulators’ handling of PolyMet permit

Judge largely backs state regulators’ handling of PolyMet permit

Ramsey County District Court Judge John Guthmann largely sided with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s handling of a key water quality permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. But the judge ruled that the MPCA improperly destroyed documents critical to the case.
by Dan Kraker

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Study: No deadly Legionella strain in closed U of M buildings’ water

Study: No deadly Legionella strain in closed U of M buildings’ water

This spring, as COVID-19 sent people across the University of Minnesota to work and learn from home, two professors launched a study to look for the presence of Legionella bacteria in the water supplies of buildings on the university’s Twin Cities campuses.
by Kirsti Marohn

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In Duluth, shoring up Superior's encroachment on Park Point

In Duluth, shoring up Superior's encroachment on Park Point

For the past several years, cities and property owners along the Great Lakes have been battered by big storms and high water. That includes the Duluth neighborhood of Park Point, the 7-mile sand spit that juts out into Lake Superior from downtown. Now there’s an effort to rebuild it. 
by Dan Kraker

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