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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.

A massive floating boom is supposed to clean up the Pacific. Can it work?

A massive floating boom is supposed to clean up the Pacific. Can it work?

The giant, U-shaped tube is designed to form a garbage-corralling barrier propelled by wind and waves. Its creator hopes to remove half the plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in five years.

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In Minnesota's Bonanza Valley, DNR gauges water use as farmers watch

In Minnesota's Bonanza Valley, DNR gauges water use as farmers watch

For nine years, the Department of Natural Resources has been gathering data about water in the Bonanza Valley in west-central Minnesota, where an increase in irrigation has led to concerns about the long-term impact on the groundwater.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Invasive starry stonewort found in first Hubbard County lake

Invasive starry stonewort found in first Hubbard County lake

Volunteers searching Minnesota's lakes last month found an infestation starry stonewort in Wolf Lake in Hubbard County. The U of M Extension and the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center organized the search, known as Starry Trek.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Enbridge, Fond du Lac Band reach deal to route Line 3 through reservation

Enbridge, Fond du Lac Band reach deal to route Line 3 through reservation

The financial terms of the deal are confidential. But the agreement provides Enbridge with easements through 2039 for the six existing oil pipelines that cross the reservation.
by Dan Kraker

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Quiz: Can you identify the invasive?

Quiz: Can you identify the invasive?

Can you identify the invasives — and their near-doppelganger native species counterparts?
by Elizabeth Dunbar and Cody Nelson

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As lake invaders dig in, Minnesota worries what comes next

As lake invaders dig in, Minnesota worries what comes next

Millions are spent every year to control the spread of aquatic invasives, but countless new species pose a future threat to Minnesota's lakes and rivers.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Four things that need to happen before PolyMet mine's future can be written

Four things that need to happen before PolyMet mine's future can be written

The PolyMet proposal -- and the prospect of a new copper-nickel mining industry amongst the forests and lakes of northeast Minnesota -- is the most divisive environmental issue the state has faced in decades.
by Dan Kraker

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