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Water

Water shortages and problems around Minnesota — and the country — have many wondering what is the true cost of clean and reliable water. This reporting is supported in part by The Water Main, a project of American Public Media.

What lies beneath? Engineers draw down Mississippi in Minneapolis

What lies beneath? Engineers draw down Mississippi in Minneapolis

Engineers have drained off the top 13 feet of the Mississippi River between the Upper and Lower St. Anthony Falls dams in Minneapolis. Historians are savoring a view of the river that resembles what the first explorers probably found at the site.
by Tom Crann

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Agency criticized for withholding Great Lakes health risk report

Agency criticized for withholding Great Lakes health risk report

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has drawn criticism from members of Congress, scientists and a U.S.-Canadian agency for withholding the report. It had been scheduled for release last summer.

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Great Lakes advocates not pleased with Bush's spending plan

Great Lakes advocates not pleased with Bush's spending plan

President Bush's proposed budget would shortchange efforts to clean up the Great Lakes and to keep problems such as sewage overflows and exotic species invasions from getting worse, critics said.

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