Clean Water

PFAS contamination led Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School to use bottled water since 2022, and particles in surface water and tissue of deer and fish are claims against 3M and DuPont.

Anyone who does winter road maintenance is invited to attend this free certification training on Oct. 8, 2025, at the Cass County Land Department in Backus.

The city of Aurora will receive more than $15 million in loans and grants to construct and renovate buildings for its water treatment plant.

The trial on whether the city broadens its boundary around the lake or Northern Township becomes a city will take months, as both seek to install municipal services around Lake Bemidji.

Northern Township is planning to assess Lake Bemidji residents to build a new wastewater treatment facility, and the nearby city of Bemidji is looking to annex the same properties.

Halfway through the Pine River One Watershed One Plan, the soil and water conservation district is updating its goals.

Wastewater and drinking water projects in Aitkin, Detroit Lakes, Eveleth, Crosby and Tower will protect public health and improve water quality.

The Northern Waters Land Trust and Minnesota Land Trust say nearly 500 acres will be protected from development in perpetuity at 3M's 680-acre Camp Wonewok in Hubbard County.

The Minnesota Public Facility Authority, under the Department of Employment and Economic Development, issued more than $265 million in clean water loans and grants.

Attorneys general in a dozen states — including North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa — filed the lawsuit challenging the EPA rule requiring states to consider the rights of tribal members for water management decisions on ceded lands.