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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.

Ground Level: Is Minnesota on the right track for clean water?

Ground Level: Is Minnesota on the right track for clean water?

Survey results show Minnesotans are positive about state's efforts to protect water. But given recent trends, that optimism may not be justified.
by Kirsti Marohn

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What’s on MPR News today? 4/2/18

Marketplace moves to 6 p.m. today. 'The Daily' premieres at 6:30 p.m.
by Bob Collins

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Wisconsin walleye study shows 'something is not right'

Wisconsin walleye study shows 'something is not right'

Analyzing data from 1990 through 2012, researchers found walleye production fell significantly, by between 47 percent and 63 percent. And walleye success varies widely with only a few very successful lakes.
by Dan Gunderson

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What's your favorite lake in Minnesota?

What's your favorite lake in Minnesota?

What lake in Minnesota is your favorite? Help MPR News explore why so many Minnesotans are captivated by and connected to one of the thousands of lakes that add to our state's greatness.
by MPR News Staff

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Regulators stand behind controversial wild rice rule

Regulators stand behind controversial wild rice rule

At issue is a water quality standard Minnesota adopted in 1973 that limits how much sulfate can be discharged by wastewater treatment plants, iron ore mines, paper mills, or other facilities, into waters where wild rice grows.
by Dan Kraker

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PFC levels force shutdown of Lake Elmo well, tower

The city of Lake Elmo is taking one of its wells and a water tower offline because of elevated levels of chemicals in the water.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Can woodchips, wetlands clean polluted Vermillion River?

Can woodchips, wetlands clean polluted Vermillion River?

The iconic Dakota County river has struggled for decades with nitrate runoff from local farms. Watershed experts are experimenting with an approach that may aid the Vermillion and other Minnesota waters, if it works.
by Cody Nelson

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UN reports see a lonelier planet with fewer plants, animals

Crucial habitat has been cut apart, alien species have invaded places, chemicals have hurt plants and animals, wetlands and mangroves that clean up pollution are disappearing, and the world's waters are overfished, one scientist says.
by Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

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