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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.

Can new DNA science help keep our fish safe?

Can new DNA science help keep our fish safe?

Scientists are experimenting with species' environmental DNA to find out how far and how fast it travels in streams. The technology is starting to revolutionize how we protect native animals.
by Jes Burns

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Study: The Mississippi is pretty healthy, until it gets south of St. Cloud

Study: The Mississippi is pretty healthy, until it gets south of St. Cloud

The upper stretch of the river is in pretty good shape, but the lower river needs large-scale changes to reduce pollution, according to the report out Wednesday from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
by Dan Kraker

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Report shows environmental progress on Great Lakes, but more work needed

Report shows environmental progress on Great Lakes, but more work needed

The progress report from the International Joint Commission will provide recommendations to the U.S. and Canada to meet the goals of a 2012 agreement to clean up the lakes.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota farmers say Dayton plan to curb runoff is laced with problems

Minnesota farmers say Dayton plan to curb runoff is laced with problems

Gov. Mark Dayton sees the state law requiring 50-foot grassy buffer strips along most Minnesota water bodies as part of his environmental legacy. Farmers call it too costly and unworkable. Minnesota's senior U.S. House member agrees.
by Mark Steil

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Drug traces found in state waters may be enough to harm fish, agency finds

Drug traces found in state waters may be enough to harm fish, agency finds

Trace levels of pharmaceuticals and other chemicals may be harming fish in Minnesota rivers and lakes, according to a study released Thursday by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
by Dan Gunderson

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Blaine's water deemed safe again, boil order lifted

A test released on Monday afternoon found that the city's water is free of contaminants.
by Jon Collins

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Forest Service OKs land swap for proposed PolyMet mine

Forest Service OKs land swap for proposed PolyMet mine

The exchange of thousands of acres in northeast Minnesota gives PolyMet the surface land it needs to dig its proposed open-pit copper-nickel mine. But it still needs additional state and federal approval to proceed.
by Dan Kraker

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Seeing problems on the horizon, counties seek delay in buffer law

Seeing problems on the horizon, counties seek delay in buffer law

Minnesota county officials want to delay the state's new buffer law. The law, set to take effect in November 2017, requires strips of permanent vegetation on edge of streams, lakes and some ditches.
by Dan Gunderson

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