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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.

NOAA: 279 dolphins dead on Gulf Coast, triple usual number

NOAA: 279 dolphins dead on Gulf Coast, triple usual number

At least 279 dolphins have stranded across much of the U.S. Gulf Coast since Feb. 1, triple the usual number, and about 98 percent of them have died, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday.
by Associated Press

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Newly released documents detail EPA's concerns over PolyMet

Newly released documents detail EPA's concerns over PolyMet

Staff scientists at the EPA had serious concerns last year that the PolyMet copper-nickel mine might not be able to meet state and federal water quality standards under the Clean Water Act, according to documents released Thursday.
by Dan Kraker

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Prosecutors drop Flint water charges, promise fresh probe

Prosecutors drop Flint water charges, promise fresh probe

Prosecutors dropped all criminal charges Thursday against eight people in the Flint water crisis and pledged to start from scratch the investigation into one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in U.S. history.
by Associated Press

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On record-high lakes, cabin owners' dreams underwater

On record-high lakes, cabin owners' dreams underwater

Most of the Minnesota rivers that flooded this spring have returned to more normal levels. But some lakes around the state remain historically high, causing property damage, eroding shorelines and frustrating lake property owners.
by Kirsti Marohn

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New appreciation for a Minnesota fish long considered junk

New appreciation for a Minnesota fish long considered junk

Some fish get no respect -- like carp, sheepshead and freshwater drum. Anglers call them junk fish. But one junk fish is proving to deserve respect -- and possibly the protection afforded to prized game fish.
by Dan Gunderson

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Microplastics have invaded the deep ocean -- and the food chain

Microplastics have invaded the deep ocean -- and the food chain

Giant gyres of plastic in the ocean grab headlines, but it's the tiny bits of plastic that scare scientists. And they've made their way everywhere, a new study finds -- including in our seafood.
by Christopher Joyce

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Wolves, deer and a new state bee: How the environment fared at the Legislature

Wolves, deer and a new state bee: How the environment fared at the Legislature

There was a lot of give-and-take at the last minute between the DFL-controlled House and Republican-controlled Senate. Some provisions -- like establishing grants to get kids outdoors -- made it through, while others -- like lifting the state's ban on new nuclear power plants -- were abandoned.
by Dan Gunderson, Elizabeth Dunbar, Dan Kraker and Kirsti Marohn

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Flame retardant ban becomes state law

Flame retardant ban becomes state law

It bans the manufacture and sale of mattresses, children's products, upholstered furniture and residential textiles, such as window coverings, that contain certain flame retardants.
by Kirsti Marohn

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