The latest in a series of New York Times investigations of water pollution looks at the illnesses a number of Wisconsin families experienced when manure from dairy farms contaminated their wells. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency schedules public meetings on its draft 2010 list of lakes and streams that are polluted. And another Times article looks at a novel invasive species: Hippos. Links to those news items, and more, are in our blog. Go to the blog from the menu above or click here, then follow the links to read the articles in their entirety.