PFOS levels decline in the Mississippi
Levels of a chemical once manufactured by the 3M company — perfluorooctane sulfate, or PFOS — are declining in the Mississippi River fish below the Twin Cities, but the levels … Read more
Levels of a chemical once manufactured by the 3M company — perfluorooctane sulfate, or PFOS — are declining in the Mississippi River fish below the Twin Cities, but the levels … Read more
Old journals that recorded events in phenology — the first spring blooms on flowers, the migrations of waterfowl, when lakes freeze up in the winter and when the ice goes … Read more
A draft National Climate Assessment that predicts the impact of global warming in the U.S. by 2050 was released last week by a huge team of scientists. A Pioneer Press … Read more
A factory in Two Harbors, Minn., is using a process developed at the University of Minnesota’s Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth to extract chemicals from birch bark. The bark … Read more
Last year – 2012 – was the hottest on record in the United States – a full degree Fahrenheit above the previous record, set in 1998. Read a New York … Read more
About 70 people – representatives of lake and creek groups, citizens, business owners, and water resource professionals — packed into a conference room Nov. 7, 2012, at the Eisenhower Community … Read more
Don’t miss Sandra Postel Put it on your calendar. Sandra Postel, a best-selling author and National Geographic Freshwater Fellow will deliver a free, public lecture in St. Paul on Tuesday, … Read more
The Freshwater Society blog publishes a digest of important regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more
Check out our December Facets of Freshwater newsletter. Download a complete PDF or follow these links to: a column by Gene Merriam advocating conservation in the Farm Bill, a preview of a Dec. 13, 2012, forum on … Read more
Snow and ice removal – Manually remove snow, apply salt sparingly (less is more!) or use an alternative. On the highways, slow down and give road maintenance crews time and … Read more