Hundreds without clean drinking water after wildfire damage

Air pollution and the loss of homes and lives are some of the devastating impacts of wildfires. But now, small towns are beginning to see a new trend, as wildfires begin to claim one of our most...

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$700 million drinking water protection plan to be implemented in the Twin Cities' east metro after 3M settlment

A $700 million drinking water protection plan is expected to be implemented in the Twin Cities' east metro.

According to a release from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency...

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Michigan to pay $600M in Flint water crisis settlement

Residents and businesses of Flint, Michigan, would be eligible for payments from a victim compensation fund under a $600 million preliminary settlement announced Thursday of civil lawsuits...

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New Restrictions on Nitrate Fertilizer Goes into Effect this Week to Reduce Nitrate Contamination in City Water

Starting this week, farmers in parts of Minnesota, including in Morrison County, will face new restrictions on how they apply nitrogen fertilizer.

The regulations are aimed at reducing nitrate...

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EPA makes nearly $5M available for new PFAS research

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $4.8 million in research funding to three institutions to better understand the potential impacts of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances...

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CDC to initiate COVID-19 surveillance program on America's wastewater

The federal government plans to start surveying America's wastewater to better understand the spread of COVID-19 in communities.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S....

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