In efforts to address long-running ‘forever chemicals,’ the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is trying to suck the chemicals out of groundwater.
Tag: Minnesota
Posted inEconomy, Government, Health & Welfare
Neighbors diverge on health care
People in Wisconsin and Minnesota living just barely above the poverty line are about to see their health care fortunes change — in opposite directions.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Health & Welfare
States differ widely on costs
It’s called the Affordable Care Act, but it looks as though obtaining health care coverage on the new private exchanges will generally be much more affordable in Minnesota than Wisconsin.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Health & Welfare
Changes ease Minnesota family’s worries
Eleta Pierce has been on and off MinnesotaCare, a program for working low-income people. Beginning Jan. 1, Pierce and her family will be eligible for Medicaid coverage.
Posted inEndocrine disruptors, Environment, Water Watch Wisconsin
Studies: Endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters
Environmental experts said the discoveries in lakes, rivers and streams increase the pressure on Wisconsin to figure out what’s in its water. A key Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources official said that the state’s waters were likely also contaminated, but that the state had no money for such monitoring.
Posted inEndocrine disruptors, Environment, Health & Welfare
Minnow reveals wastewater’s toxic effects
Males exposed to chemicals managed to mate if other males were not around. But if they had to compete with the control males, however, they “suffered nearly total reproductive failure”: They had no game.
Posted inEndocrine disruptors, Environment, Health & Welfare
Profiles: Chemicals in the water
More about nonylphenol and BPA, two chemicals commonly found in Minnesota’s waters.
Posted inFrac Sand Rush, WisWatch Blog
Frac sand regulation, Minnesota vs. Wisconsin
Audio from Minnesota Public Radio News on the difference between the two states’ approaches to regulating the growing frac sand mining industry.
Posted inFrac Sand Rush, WisWatch Blog
MPR frac sand chat with Minnesota’s Chief Geologist, 10 a.m.
Minnesota Public Radio News hosts a Q&A with Minnesota Chief Geologist Tony Runkel on frac sand mining.