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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.

Once nearly wiped out by pollution, wild rice is coming back to northern MN

Once nearly wiped out by pollution, wild rice is coming back to northern MN

Several groups are seeding 12,000 pounds of wild rice into the St. Louis River this fall, part of an ambitious effort to restore 250 acres of wild rice to this culturally important waterway.
by Dan Kraker

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Dialogues give rural areas voice on climate change

Dialogues give rural areas voice on climate change

Participants from Winona, Grand Rapids and Morris said they knew next to nothing about climate change until they talked about their experiences.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Outdated FEMA flood maps don't account for climate change

Outdated FEMA flood maps don't account for climate change

Flood managers suspect August's big rainstorms and floods in Louisiana are becoming more common there and elsewhere because of climate change. One clue: Much of the damage was beyond the flood plain.
by Christopher Joyce

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Obama designates 1st Marine National Monument in the Atlantic Ocean

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the coast of New England is the size of Connecticut and has been called an "underwater Yellowstone" and "a deep sea Serengeti."
by Doreen McCallister

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Climate Cast: Warming waters threaten walleye habitat

Climate Cast: Warming waters threaten walleye habitat

As global warming heats up the water in the Upper Midwest, it could begin to impact some of our most beloved fish species. Notably, Minnesota's state fish, the walleye.
by MPR News Staff

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At Standing Rock, protest camp becomes a movement

At Standing Rock, protest camp becomes a movement

The Dakota Access pipeline project has ignited passions that are drawing Native people and their supporters from all over the country.
by Dan Gunderson

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A Siberian river has mysteriously turned blood red

A Siberian river has mysteriously turned blood red

Alarmed Russians are sharing photos on social media of the red Daldykan River, located above the Arctic Circle. The Russian government thinks a pipeline leak from a local factory could be to blame.

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More than a year after spill, Colorado's Gold King Mine named Superfund site

More than a year after spill, Colorado's Gold King Mine named Superfund site

Thirteen months after an Environmental Protection Agency mistake sent millions of gallons of bright orange wastewater into a Colorado river, the agency has announced a cleanup for the Gold King Mine.
by Christopher Dean Hopkins

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With water in short supply, California ranchers grow their feed indoors

With water in short supply, California ranchers grow their feed indoors

The extended drought in California has farmers looking for ways to use less water. Among them, growing feed indoors using hydroponics. The new diet is making some Central Valley sheep very happy.
by Ezra David Romero

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