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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.

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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Federal judge strikes down Obama administration's fracking rules

Federal judge strikes down Obama administration's fracking rules

A U.S. judge in Wyoming said the Bureau of Land Management can't regulate hydraulic fracturing -- because more than a decade ago, Congress specifically excluded fracking from federal oversight.

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Waukesha unanimously granted access to Great Lakes water

Waukesha unanimously granted access to Great Lakes water

Waukesha will become the first city located entirely outside of the Great Lakes watershed that's allowed to tap the lakes for drinking water.
by Dan Kraker

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How Canada became a greenhouse superpower

How Canada became a greenhouse superpower

Canada, despite its cold weather, ships more fresh tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers to the U.S. than we send the other way. How? With the continent's largest cluster of greenhouses.

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