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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.

3 face criminal charges over Flint water crisis

3 face criminal charges over Flint water crisis

Two Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees and a Flint water official are being charged with misconduct, neglect of duty and tampering with evidence over the city's contaminated water.
by Doreen McCallister

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Meeting paves the way for PolyMet permit applications

Meeting paves the way for PolyMet permit applications

About 400 people attended the public meeting, an event the company's CEO called a major milestone in its more than decade-long effort to open the state's first copper-nickel mine.
by Dan Kraker

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Dayton presses Minnesota lawmakers to do more to protect water

Dayton presses Minnesota lawmakers to do more to protect water

Hoping to rally public support for his clean water initiatives and pressure the Legislature to do more this session, Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday declared it "Water Action Week."
by Tim Pugmire

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Legislature moves to adjust farm buffer requirement

A bill that would modify last year's law designed to prevent farm runoff is moving through the Legislature.
by Tim Pugmire

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Chicago's upgrades to aging water lines may disturb lead pipes

Chicago's upgrades to aging water lines may disturb lead pipes

Chicago has more than 4,000 miles of water mains under city streets. Nearly 80 percent of the water lines that connect up to the water mains and bring water into homes and businesses are lead pipes -- and that's the problem.
by Cheryl Corley

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U.S. water systems repeatedly exceed federal standard for lead

U.S. water systems repeatedly exceed federal standard for lead

An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows that nearly 1,400 water systems serving millions of Americans have exceeded the federal lead standard at least once during the last three years.
by The Associated Press

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Lead poisoning still a worry for kids in pockets of Minnesota

Lead poisoning still a worry for kids in pockets of Minnesota

Bans on lead in paint and gasoline helped drive down lead poisonings in Minnesota. But there are still urban and rural neighborhoods where poisonings remain stubbornly high. Officials are using maps to find and fix the problems.
by Lorna Benson

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Before it was dangerous, lead was the miracle metal that we loved

Before it was dangerous, lead was the miracle metal that we loved

Lead, the "useful metal," was the pride of the Romans. For the last 5,000 years, it was used in products ranging from water pipes and makeup to wine -- until we discovered how poisonous it is.
by Frank Morris

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Drought-plagued Californians are still too thirsty

Drought-plagued Californians are still too thirsty

Residents of California have made a good faith effort to use less water but they fell just short of the state's conservation target.
by The Associated Press

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