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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.

Ann Bancroft's latest adventure: Finding - and preserving - fresh water

Polar explorer and adventurer Ann Bancroft's latest project is "Access Water," a world-spanning journey that looks to document the world's fresh water shortage. She recently returned from a trip down India's Ganges River, and shared her experiences with Lynne Rossetto Kasper.

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Dayton’s 87 county tour underway

The governor describes his 87 counties in 86 days tour as a fact-finding mission to “listen to Minnesotans’ ideas and concerns" and celebrate the state's families, businesses, schools and communities.
by Tim Pugmire

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Melting ice in Greenland could expose serious pollutants from buried army base

Melting ice in Greenland could expose serious pollutants from buried army base

Camp Century was a research station and test site for deploying nuclear missiles before it was abandoned under the ice in the '60s. Scientists say pollutants left behind may spread as the ice melts.
by Christopher Joyce

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High heat and drenching rains kill Mississippi fish

High heat and drenching rains kill Mississippi fish

DNR biologists from Minnesota and Wisconsin say heat and rain reduced oxygen levels to fatal levels.
by Mark Steil

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Is your home irrigation system wasting water?

Is your home irrigation system wasting water?

Researchers are taking a close look at Twin Cities lawn watering habits this summer in an effort to reduce the difference between the amount of water cities use in the summer and winter.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Water managers take public comment after seven floods at Minnesota-Canada border

Water managers take public comment after seven floods at Minnesota-Canada border

For 15 years water levels on Minnesota's border lakes have been governed the same way, and the area has flooded seven times. This week the public will help decide if water level management should change.
by John Enger

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Canadian oil spill threatens drinking water

Canadian oil spill threatens drinking water

An oil slick has forced the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, to shut down its water treatment plant, after a pipeline dumped tens of thousands of gallons into the North Saskatchewan River.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Ely residents sharply divided over mining near BWCA

Ely residents sharply divided over mining near BWCA

Today is the last day for the public to comment on whether two controversial mining leases near the Boundary Waters should be renewed.
by Dan Kraker

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