3M sued by state; Aasen to lead MPCA
State sues 3M over perfluorochemicals in water 3M Co. must pay for polluting Minnesota’s water, according to the Minnesota attorney general’s office. The state sued 3M in Hennepin County for … Read more
Freshwater Society
EPA recommends chromium tests
Each week, the Freshwater Society 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 … Read more
Study: $$ penalties for water violations are rare
Each week, the Freshwater Society 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 … Read more
Dig into your wallets to support Freshwater
‘Your financial suport is vital to help us maintain the momentum we have achieved.’ — Diane Lynch, Freshwater development director For the past three years, the Freshwater Society has … Read more
Geologic atlases offer a peak at the location and quality of groundwater
At the edge of a gravel road in suburban Wright County, Howard Hobbs stands behind his four-wheel-drive pickup and guides a hydraulically powered auger slowly into the Earth. Hobbs, a … Read more
Geologic atlases offer a peak at the location and quality of groundwater
At the edge of a gravel road in suburban Wright County, Howard Hobbs stands behind his four-wheel-drive pickup and guides a hydraulically powered auger slowly into the Earth. Hobbs, a … Read more
Passwords: Baileys turn misused land into environmental model
Jerry and Mary Jo Bailey are co-conspirators of sorts. They are in the process of doing their part in a national, if not a world-wide, green Dick Gray, founder of … Read more
We all must protect clean-water spending
Supplement, not substitute. Gene Merriam Those are words we will hear often as Minnesota lawmakers and the new governor work to solve a two-year $6.2 billion budget deficit. The words … Read more
2011 Road Salt Symposium continues anti-pollution effort
Ten years ago, the Freshwater Society invited environmental organizations, companies that produce winter road de-icing salts and Anti-icing products reduce chances ice will form chemicals, scientists, policy-makers and transportation workers … Read more
Community Clean-Ups fight phosphorus, algae
When a group of Como neighborhood residents in St. Paul decided in the summer of 2009 to get together to talk about Como Lake’s algae problem, they had no idea … Read more