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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.

New website helps measure Great Lakes restoration progress

The site will provide information about projects involving aquatic invasive species, coastal wetlands, maritime transportation, phosphorus control and source water protection.

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Hearings begin on wild rice rule

Hearings begin on wild rice rule

Public hearings on a proposed new rule designed to protect wild rice from sulfate pollution discharged from wastewater treatment plants, taconite mines and other industry get underway in St. Paul on Monday.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota has 2,669 troubled bodies of water, draft list says

Minnesota has 2,669 troubled bodies of water, draft list says

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is proposing to add more lakes and streams to the state's list of impaired waters, which also includes some good news.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Midwestern farmers are tied to a Gulf dead zone

Midwestern farmers are tied to a Gulf dead zone

A massive dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico grew to the largest size on record this year, expanding to an area as big as the state of New Jersey.
by Annie Baxter

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Study shows clear lakes can be some of the most polluted

A study published Monday in the journal Inland Waters by researchers at Minnesota Sea Grant and the University of Minnesota Duluth shows that water clarity can sometimes disguise water quality.
by Dan Kraker

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Superior is no longer the clearest of the Great Lakes

Superior is no longer the clearest of the Great Lakes

Lakes Huron and Michigan have become clearer than Lake Superior, which was long known as the most pristine of the Great Lakes. But some ramifications of the clearer water aren't good.
by Dan Kraker

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Is Gov. Dayton's proposal for clean water by 2025 a pipe dream?

Is Gov. Dayton's proposal for clean water by 2025 a pipe dream?

Over the last three months, Gov. Mark Dayton has held ten town hall style meetings across the state to look at the challenge of improving water quality for all Minnesotans.
by Tom Weber and Jo Erickson

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