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19 October 2016
North Branch, Minnesota, United States
Multi-Media
Under 800 Words
A new solar array called North Star in the Twin Cities will soon produce enough energy to power more than 20,000 homes. The project allows landowners to evolve beyond a deteriorating farming industry while maintaining...
11 October 2016
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Madison Equities is investing in significant efficiency upgrades to a number of buildings in downtown St. Paul, overhauling their energy systems in an upgrade driven in part by tenants' interest in energy efficiency a...
22 August 2016
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Novel solar projects are helping to make renewable energy more accessible and transparent for low income and minority communities in Minnesota. An interfaith cooperative provides families access to solar energy garden...
4 August 2016
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Testimony from scientists can be crucial for lawmakers, judges, and juries in making critical decisions that impact their communities. The Expert Witness Training Academy program at Mitchell Hamline School of Law pair...
25 July 2016
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
As consumers across the country increasingly demand access to cleaner, more affordable energy and traditional coal plants become more expensive to operate, a new group is working to give conservatives a voice in natur...
17 June 2016
Burnsville, Minnesota, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Global climate change might seem to call for global action, but there are efforts going on in places you wouldn't necessarily look, with countless examples in cities across Minnesota.
31 May 2016
Morris, Minnesota, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Researchers at the University of Minnesota's West Central Research and Outreach Center are looking for ways to make producing dairy milk less energy intensive - something consumers are increasingly demanding. They hav...
7 March 2016
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Radio
Over 15 Minutes
Minnesota's students of color graduate at rates lower than their counterparts in nearly every state. A lack of spending on student support statewide may have something to do with it.
29 April 2015
Moorhead, Minnesota, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
An experiment to recollect water from drainage ditches could open the door to a better way to irrigate fields and manage water in a changing climate.
Minnesota Public Radio
Jennifer Vogel
26 March 2015
Saint Michael, Minnesota, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
A new three-year project between the health department and the U.S. Geological Survey designed to improve the way arsenic, a carcinogen, is measured in private wells and to develop guidelines to help contractors avoid...
4 February 2015
Minnesota, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Confronting more frequent heavy rains, the state's farmers have extended farmland drainage. Higher crop yields is one result. Another: More dirty water is flowing downstream.
4 February 2015
Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
While some parts of the United States struggle with drought, others are faced with more water than they know what to do with. Minnesota reconstructs roads and drainage systems in order to be more prepared for the larg...
Minnesota Public Radio
Jennifer Vogel
2 October 2014
Wadena, Minnesota, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A growing program in central Minnesota measures rates of "evapotranspiration," or loss of water in fields, using a complex formula involving solar radiation, wind speed, air temperature and other factors.
4 August 2014
Mankato, Minnesota, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Mankato, where treated wastewater is used for everything from irrigation to industrial cooling, is one of the few places around this water-rich state where water is being recycled in this way. But as concerns about th...
10 July 2014
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
New technology, more aggressive pricing structures, and shifting attitudes are beginning to change how some Minnesotans view and care for their lawns.
7 July 2014
Worthington, Minnesota, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Minnesota farmers are closely following the debate over how best to manage nitrates. Many farmers—no one knows the number exactly–are already taking action to lower their use of nitrates, which can contaminate water.
5 June 2014
Woodbury, Minnesota, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
A few communities are using stormwater to keep golf courses, baseball and soccer fields green or to irrigate public landscapes.
29 May 2014
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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800-1500 Words
Some Tucson residents have begun looking at water as a crop, something to harvest to lessen the reliance of Tucson's burgeoning population on water sucked from the ground and imported from the Colorado River.
27 May 2014
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Forty years ago, Tuscon faced a water crisis. Now, even after decades of population and economic growth, water consumption has been declining and, under much of the city, groundwater levels have been rising, due in eq...
27 May 2014
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Tucson has slashed its per capita water consumption by more than a third, and one of the more startling ways it's done that is by reusing water after it's flushed down the toilet or run through a washing machine.
27 May 2014
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Tucson, AZ, adopted measures, such as limiting new wells and making water rights sellable, that have slashed per capita water consumption by 35 percent. It is now considered a national leader in water conservation and...
Minnesota Public Radio
Jennifer Vogel
16 April 2014
Saint Michael, Minnesota, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Capturing water during times of plenty, storing it underground, and pulling it out later when it's needed—it's a strategy used in the western and southeastern parts of the country, and now, for the first time, in Minn...
14 April 2014
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Creating an indoor aquaculture operation in an old brewery is, oddly enough, using surprisingly little water.
20 March 2014
Fountain, Minnesota, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Some communities are being forced to take steps—sometimes costly ones, like digging deeper wells—to both tap and protect their groundwater.
19 February 2014
Belgrade, Minnesota, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Minnesotans are being prodded to take a different look at how they use water and how to make sure an apparent abundance can be made to last.
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