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Toxic waters
A New York Times series on America's water supply is raising serious concerns about the amount of unregulated chemicals in the country's drinking water and the EPA's outdated monitoring system.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced anglers who leave behind bottles, cans, cigarette butts, or worse can be fined up to $300 and be charged for the cleanup costs.
Cleanup of problematic Excel Dairy may be far off
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says it won't re-issue a permit for the Excel Dairy farm in northwestern Minnesota, in effect shutting it down, but that doesn't mean the foul-smelling and overflowing manure pits will be cleaned up anytime soon.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says it will close down a dairy farm near Thief River Falls, after repeated complaints of air pollution that drove neighbors away from their homes.
Youth ages 15-18 will live at St. Croix State Park for eight weeks. They'll travel in crews led by staff members to various state and federal lands to camp out and work on conservation projects.