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Water study landed quietly, but helps shape debate
University of Minnesota researchers criss-crossed the state, studied data and involved hundreds to build a report the Legislature could use for decades to frame how the Land of 10,000 Lakes talks about water.
5 ideas that could make water cleaner
There is no shortage of scientists, environmentalists, entrepreneurs and regular citizens working to solve problems related to water quality in Minnesota. Here are five ideas that could help, some already in use and others on the drawing board.
You can understand a lot about the history, the difficulties and the successes and failures in the realm of water quality if you get two concepts: point source pollution and non-point source pollution.