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DNR report recommends 200 monitoring wells

October 9, 2009

The Twin Cities need about 200 new monitoring wells, at a cost of nearly $9 million over four years, for state agencies to keep track of how much water we … Read more

Solar power vs water, atrazine and river dams

October 5, 2009

Every week, the Freshwater Society publishes a digest of regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more

Minnesota research probes endocrine disruptors

September 30, 2009

A major Minnesota research project – paid for by the sales tax increase voters approved last year, and conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey and St. Cloud State University – … Read more

USDA earmarks $320 million for Mississippi

September 28, 2009

Ag Dept. to spend $320 million on Mississippi The river that begins as a trickle in Itasca State Park and ends 2,350 miles later at the Gulf of Mexico will … Read more

Manure-tainted groundwater in Wisconsin

September 21, 2009

Each week, the Freshwater Society publishes a digest of significant regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links … Read more

Widespread pollution, intersex and kudzu

September 14, 2009

Each week, the Freshwater Society posts a digest of some of the best regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then … Read more

Michael Osterholm to speak on groundwater

September 11, 2009

Michael Osterholm, a professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Minnesota and an international expert on infectious diseases, will speak Oct. 8 in a forum on groundwater quality … Read more

Climate change, tar sands and invasives

September 7, 2009

Each week, the Freshwater Society posts a digest of some of the best regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then … Read more

Asian water crisis, invasives and a carp-algae link

August 31, 2009

Each week, the Freshwater Society posts a digest of some of the best regional, national and international articles and research on water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then … Read more

Atrazine, mercury and top water issues

August 24, 2009

Each week, the Freshwater Society publishes a digest of regional, national and international articles and research about water and the environment. Scan the articles here, then follow the links to … Read more