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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.

While corals die along the Great Barrier Reef, humans struggle to adjust

While corals die along the Great Barrier Reef, humans struggle to adjust

It's the world's biggest coral reef system, home to some 400 types of coral. In the past 18 months, rising ocean temperatures helped cause the single greatest loss of coral ever recorded there.
by Rob Schmitz

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Why are trees moving west?

Why are trees moving west?

Ecologists report that more and more trees are popping up west of where they'd typically grow. The study's authors hypothesize it has to do with moisture, not temperature.
by MPR News Staff

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Daily Digest: Dems blast GOP health plan

Democrats warn of the potential state impact of changes in the health law being considered at the federal level.
by Mike Mulcahy

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California's near-record snowpack is melting into raging rivers

California's near-record snowpack is melting into raging rivers

After a decade of drought, high snow levels this year are melting and turning California rivers into hazards. At the Kern River, at least six people have died this year.
by Nathan Rott

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Minn. loons could get aid from BP oil spill cleanup funds

Minn. loons could get aid from BP oil spill cleanup funds

Researchers are seeking federal money to help restore the damage to the state's loon population, estimated at about 12,000 birds, likely caused by the BP oil spill seven years ago.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Some new work in the Sculpture Garden is truly deep

Some new work in the Sculpture Garden is truly deep

The garden's renovation included a drainage system to help manage storm water.
by Euan Kerr

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Health chief, 4 others charged with manslaughter in Flint

Nick Lyon was charged with involuntary manslaughter, the highest-ranking member of Gov. Rick Snyder's administration to be snagged in a criminal investigation of Flint's lead-contaminated water.
by The Associated Press

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Is your well water poisoning you? Better test it

Is your well water poisoning you? Better test it

Homeowners' private drinking water wells are largely exempt from the tight regulation governing municipal water systems. State health officials are concerned dangerous contaminants in well water are going undetected.
by Mark Steil

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