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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.

California will let local authorities assess water conservation goals amid drought

California will let local authorities assess water conservation goals amid drought

This will replace mandatory state-driven standards. It's happening because California's drought - now entering its fifth year - is easing in some parts of the state but not others.

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Saving Minnesota's polluted lakes takes science, political will

Saving Minnesota's polluted lakes takes science, political will

The green scum that spreads across Minnesota's contaminated lakes each summer is the legacy of decades of pollution from cities and farms. Those lakes can be rescued, but it requires cooperation and compromise.
by Mark Steil

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Northern Minnesota's St. Louis River comes back to life, but it's still not in the clear

Northern Minnesota's St. Louis River comes back to life, but it's still not in the clear

The lake sturgeon are returning. Pollution levels are lower than they've been in years. And the Lake Superior waterway is in a tenuous period of revival after years of languishing under industrial decay.
by Dan Kraker

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MPR Special event: The impact of climate change on public health

MPR Special event: The impact of climate change on public health

MPR's Cathy Wurzer hosted a special event in Rochester about the impact of climate change on public health.

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On water issues in Minnesota

On water issues in Minnesota

Deborah Swackhammer, co-director of the University of Minnesota's Water Resources Center, and reporters from MPR News and Iowa Public Radio discuss clean water issues across Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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Appetites: The Water Bar

Appetites: The Water Bar

Northeast Minneapolis' Water Bar aims to share the importance and process behind getting clean tap water to your faucet, on demand.
by MPR News Staff

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Great Lakes group approves Waukesha's water request

Great Lakes group approves Waukesha's water request

The Wisconsin city's bid to pump about 8 million gallons of water a day from Lake Michigan would be the first exemption to a part of a landmark compact designed to protect the Great Lakes.
by Dan Kraker

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Should farmers or city pay to clean the water? Iowa may decide

Should farmers or city pay to clean the water? Iowa may decide

A Des Moines Water Works lawsuit could bring historic change to water regulation and farm economics across the country. A key question: Should farmers be held liable for the pollution draining from their fields?
by Clay Masters

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Random acts of conservation: Water quality depends on farmers' willingness, not regulation

Random acts of conservation: Water quality depends on farmers' willingness, not regulation

Roughly 40 percent of Minnesota's lakes and streams are polluted, mostly thanks to soil, fertilizer and other contaminants flowing off farm fields. With little regulation, reversing that trend is almost solely reliant on the goodwill of farmers.
by Dan Gunderson

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