water quality

Traut Companies Water Treatment Manager Jim Gruenke is serving as a technical advisor to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Smart Salting Assessment Tool program. Jim joined me on WJON today.

The Minnesota Senate has voted 38-28 to nullify a water quality standard that's meant to protect wild rice, a food central to the culture and diet of the region's Ojibwe Indians.

Gov. Mark Dayton is doubling down on his call to fund hundreds of millions of dollars in water infrastructure projects.

Around 200 people packed the cafeteria of St. Cloud Technical and Community College Wednesday night, as Governor Mark Dayton made his 5th stop on his town hall tour.

A Minnesota agency is monitoring the quality of the state's waterways by capturing fish using low voltage shocks.

Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton wants stronger water quality standards in Minnesota as Republican lawmakers are trying to roll back environmental regulations.

Gov. Mark Dayton wants to improve Minnesota's water quality by 25 percent by 2025.

Minnesota has secured $350 million in federal funding for a voluntary program to pay farmers to protect and improve water quality in southern and western Minnesota, but the state needs to come up with about $95 million more to get the full amount.

House Republicans are targeting the state's law meant to improve water quality from farm runoff.

Gov. Mark Dayton is aiming to set up a program with the federal government to fund water quality improvement efforts in Minnesota. Dayton submitted a $795 million partnership proposal to the federal government on Tuesday.