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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.

When she paints a river, the water colors her work

When she paints a river, the water colors her work

Artist Annie Hejny creates abstract paintings using water and sediment she gathers from Minnesota lakes and rivers.
by Marianne Combs

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To keep lakes clean, keep leaves out of streets

To keep lakes clean, keep leaves out of streets

Leaves are full of organic matter and nutrients like phosphorus. When they get blown or washed into the street, they end up in the city storm drain, which usually leads to a lake or river.
by Kirsti Marohn

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DNR: Mille Lacs anglers can keep a walleye a day in winter ice fishing

DNR: Mille Lacs anglers can keep a walleye a day in winter ice fishing

Studies this year show the iconic lake's walleye population is increasing, but the number of walleye hatched in certain years remain average or below normal, the DNR said Tuesday.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Nov. 1 buffer deadline likely to come and go for many Minn. farmers

Nov. 1 buffer deadline likely to come and go for many Minn. farmers

The November deadline is the second phase of implementing the buffer law, which requires strips of perennial vegetation to help filter fertilizer and other contaminants from water that runs from farm fields into ditches.
by Dan Gunderson

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As BWCA turns 40, question remains: How much wilderness to protect?

As BWCA turns 40, question remains: How much wilderness to protect?

The bill creating the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was signed 40 years ago this weekend. Decades later, the tension over natural resources and local control remains a constant in northeastern Minnesota.
by Dan Kraker

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Feehan, Hagedorn debate Trump, tariffs and farming

Feehan, Hagedorn debate Trump, tariffs and farming

An MPR News debate between the two candidates for the 1st Congressional District got heated - and they didn't agree on much.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Wet weather worries Minnesota farmers

Wet weather worries Minnesota farmers

Two months of prolonged rain and damaging winds have delayed harvests and threaten crops.
by Mark Steil

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Trial starts for climate protesters in Trump, pipeline country

Trial starts for climate protesters in Trump, pipeline country

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of three people accused of illegally trying to shut down a pair of oil pipelines in Clearwater County. They argue their actions were justified to head off even greater harm from climate change. But they'll have to persuade jurors in a county where pipelines mean jobs.
by Dan Kraker

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What does the UN climate change report mean for Minnesota?

What does the UN climate change report mean for Minnesota?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report details just how much scientists say we need to limit greenhouse gas emissions to avoid catastrophe.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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