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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.

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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The protests at Standing Rock: Oil, water, race and treaty rights

The protests at Standing Rock: Oil, water, race and treaty rights

MPR News with Tom Weber devoted Tuesday's show to exploring the dispute in North Dakota over the proposed pipeline. The show included new reporting and updates, plus thoughts and reflections from some of the key players in the story.
by Dan Gunderson, Julie Siple, Tom Weber, Elizabeth Dunbar, Matt Sepic, Dan Kraker, MPR News Staff and Doualy Xaykaothao

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Emergency managers charged over Flint's lead-tainted water

Emergency managers charged over Flint's lead-tainted water

A criminal investigation of Flint's lead-contaminated water turned to former key officials at City Hall on Tuesday as Michigan's attorney general announced charges against four people accused of keeping residents on a contaminated system that caused the crisis.
by Associated Press

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American RadioWorks documentary: Thirsty Planet

American RadioWorks documentary: Thirsty Planet

Climate change is cutting off some people's access to clean water. It's making the drought worse in some places, even as it triggers torrential rain and flooding in others.

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Standing Rock chair: Pipeline off treaty lands is OK, but climate change is the bigger issue

Standing Rock chair: Pipeline off treaty lands is OK, but climate change is the bigger issue

"If for the first time this nation can listen and hear us, they'll understand that this is about climate change," Standing Rock Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault said of the Dakota Access oil pipeline protest.
by Tom Crann and Cody Nelson

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Facing blizzard conditions and orders to leave, pipeline protest camp goes on

Facing blizzard conditions and orders to leave, pipeline protest camp goes on

Thousands of people protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline project in central North Dakota are promising to remain in their encampment near the Missouri River. That's despite snow, strong winds and evacuation orders from state and federal officials.
by Matt Sepic

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