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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.

Hundreds in Duluth comment on minerals mining near Boundary Waters

Hundreds in Duluth comment on minerals mining near Boundary Waters

Around 500 people filled a "listening session" Wednesday held by the U.S. Forest Service on two controversial mining leases near the Boundary Waters.
by Dan Kraker

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MN adds more than 300 lakes, streams to polluted water list

MN adds more than 300 lakes, streams to polluted water list

About two-thirds of Minnesota watersheds have been tested and 40 percent of Minnesota rivers and lakes have been found to be impaired by farm runoff, bacteria, mercury or other pollutants.
by Dan Gunderson

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PolyMet files first major mine permit applications

PolyMet files first major mine permit applications

The project promises an economic revival to northeast Minnesota, but opponents say it comes with unprecedented environmental risks.
by Dan Kraker

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Climate change may already be shifting clouds toward the poles

Climate change may already be shifting clouds toward the poles

Scientists who have been tracking cloud patterns over the past two decades say the shifts they're seeing seem to correlate closely with what's predicted by computer models of Earth's changing climate.

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How does climate change aggravate street flooding?

How does climate change aggravate street flooding?

Climate scientists have noted that warming temperatures put more moisture in the atmosphere, leading to heavier rains.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Communities uneasy as utilities look for places to store coal ash

Communities uneasy as utilities look for places to store coal ash

In 2014, after disastrous spills and opposition from environmentalists, the EPA imposed new rules on the storage of coal ash. Two towns are pushing back against different ways of storing the ash.
by Joe Wertz and Molly Samuel

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It's not easy running a hospital without running water

It's not easy running a hospital without running water

A third of hospitals surveyed in low- and middle-income countries report they do not have running water all the time. And sometimes not at all.
by Marc Silver

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Are your pipes made of lead? Here's a quick way to find out

Are your pipes made of lead? Here's a quick way to find out

Use this Web tool to help us build a map of where lead pipes could be affecting people's drinking water.

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'They made it worse': Michigan sues 2 companies over Flint crisis

'They made it worse': Michigan sues 2 companies over Flint crisis

Two corporations that were hired to assist Flint and advise on handling the water crisis are now accused of negligence, and officials say the damages could reach hundreds of millions of dollars.

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