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.

August 22, 2019 4:00 AM

Weevils a tiny weapon in Christmas Lake's invasives fight

An experiment to control invasive watermilfoil with the help of a native beetle is underway in the Twin Cities’ western suburbs — and it’s being conducted by a group of high school students.

by Kirsti Marohn

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August 19, 2019 10:05 AM

How are cities preparing to combat climate change?

Heavier rains are driving historically high water levels and more frequent flooding in cities across the United States. How are cities bracing themselves for more climate-driven inundation? MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner filled in for host Kerri Miller.

by Paul Huttner and Jeffrey Bissoy

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August 10, 2019 7:01 AM

Loss of safe drinking water on Oregon reservation leaves thousands improvising

The Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon has been without safe drinking water since late May, and some people don't have any running water at all.

by Emily Cureton

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August 6, 2019 3:47 PM

Court puts key PolyMet copper-nickel mine permit on hold

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has placed a stay on a key water quality permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine.

by Dan Kraker

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August 6, 2019 3:00 PM

Native plants become a weapon in battle to save algae-choked Little Rock Lake

Volunteers this summer are rooting bulrushes and other plants into the mud flats of the drawn down, central Minnesota lake. It’s an experiment they hope will filter out pollution and help restore the lake's health.

by Kirsti Marohn and Paul Middlestaedt

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August 4, 2019 10:09 AM

Study: Most private wells in rural SW Wisconsin are polluted

The majority of private wells in southwestern Wisconsin are substantially polluted with fecal matter as concerns intensify over pollution of rural drinking water, according to a new study.

by The Associated Press

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August 1, 2019 4:00 AM

In Great Lakes, high waters cause headaches, uncertainty

Water levels in the Great Lakes have reached record or near-record levels all summer. All that water is good for shipping on the lakes. But it's caused significant damage along the shoreline, and left many wondering whether high water levels are the new normal.

by Dan Kraker

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July 30, 2019 7:00 AM

Woman’s kayaking hobby brings delight, discovery at 106

Pat Marble, just a few weeks shy of 107, still spends her summers at the family lake house in Northome, about four and a half hours north of the Twin Cities where she lives. At the lake, she sleeps on the porch, and says she doesn’t do much housework anymore. But she has picked up a new hobby: kayaking.

by Britta Greene

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July 29, 2019 5:42 AM

A new old way to combat toxic algae: Float them up, then skim them off

Massive blooms of blue-green algae are choking Florida's waterways. On Lake Okeechobee, the Army Corps of Engineers is testing methods based on wastewater treatment to remove the green slime.

by Greg Allen