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Land use, zebra mussels, chemicals in our water

October 2, 2012

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

White Bear Lake nears record low

October 2, 2012

White Bear Lake’s water level is hovering just above the lake’s record low point, exposing acres of sand once covered by shallow water. Read an Oct. 1 Star Tribune article … Read more

State of the River report examines Mississippi

September 27, 2012

The Friends of the Mississippi and the National Park Service have produced an in-depth review of the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities area. The report, issued Thursday, Sept. 27, … Read more

Sept. 28 deadline for Clean Water comment

September 27, 2012

Don’t miss registering your comments on the Minnesota Clean Water Council’s recommendations for how the Legislature should divide up $185 million for water projects and programs over the next two … Read more

U of M research aims to clean fracking fluid

September 17, 2012

A team of scientists from the University of Minnesota’s College of Biological Sciences has received a $600,000 grant to study the use of bacteria to clean waste water from the … Read more

Water, science and the environment

September 17, 2012

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

Freshwater blog named one of 50 best

September 17, 2012

We’re in good company. Seametrics Inc., a Seattle manufacturer of water measuring devices, has named the Freshwater Society’s blog to a list of the 50 best nonprofit, water-related blogs in … Read more

California's Salton Sea spawns fetid odor

September 12, 2012

What happens when you get too many nutrients and too little oxygen in a lake? Read a Los Angeles Times article about the “epic stink” from the Salton Sea that … Read more

Water, science and the environment

September 10, 2012

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

Take a shot at spending $185 million on clean water

September 6, 2012

If you had $185 million to spend protecting  and cleaning up Minnesota’s lakes, rivers and groundwater, how would you spend it? What projects and what state agencies would you decide … Read more