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A pollution case goes to trial

May 4, 2009

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

'Lake Minnetonka's Future' to be aired

April 27, 2009

“Lake Minnetonka’s Future,” a public television documentary produced in 2003-04 with assistance from the Freshwater Society, will be re-broadcast at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, on public television stations … Read more

Declining aquifers, superfund sites and dust storms

April 27, 2009

Each week, the Freshwater Society posts links to some of the best regional, national and international coverage of water and the environment. Follow the links to the publications where the … Read more

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April 23, 2009

Since about Jan. 1, the Freshwater Society has been publishing, as a blog, a weekly digest of a dozen or so news articles about water and the environment. The digest … Read more

Greenhouse gases; drugs in the water

April 20, 2009

  Each week, the Freshwater Society posts links to some of the best regional, national and international coverage of water and the environment. Follow the links to the publications where … Read more

Soybeans, a river on fire and zebra mussels

April 13, 2009

Each week, the Freshwater Society posts links to some of the best regional, national and international coverage of water and the environment. Follow the links to the publications where the … Read more

Conservation funding bills get attention

April 6, 2009

Each week, the Freshwater Society publishes a digest of regional, national and international articles about water and the environment. Read it here, or go to www.freshwater.org. Minnesota legislators turn attention … Read more

UM StreamLab mimics natural processes

April 3, 2009

(This article was published in the March, 2009, Facets of Freshwater, the Freshwater Society’s newsletter. Read it here, or go to www.freshwater.org.) This summer, there are going to be some … Read more

Pollution concerns, frog calls and smuggled dish soap

March 30, 2009

Every week, the Freshwater Society posts a digest of regional, national and international news articles and research reports on water and the environment. Go to the Freshwater web site to … Read more

USGS study find contaminants in private wells

March 27, 2009

More than one in every five private domestic wells sampled nationwide contain at least one contaminant at levels of potential health concern, according to a new study by the U.S. … Read more