water pollution – Page 4 – East Metro Water

Keeping pharmaceuticals out of our water

By: angiehongmn March 11, 2013

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Because all vertebrates have virtually identical endocrine systems, Dr. Schoenfuss worries that pharmaceuticals in our surface and groundwater resources, even at negligible concentrations, could cause unknown consequences for people as well.

Old homes and farms contain secrets – some good, some bad

By: angiehongmn February 7, 2013

Keeping water cleangroundwater, Washington County, water pollution, wellsLeave a Comment

To help protect groundwater drinking resources, Washington County has a well-sealing program that can cover 50-100% of the cost for property owners to seal abandoned wells on their property.

Eating fish by candlelight

By: angiehongmn January 16, 2013

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Minnesota has reduced its mercury emissions by 70% in the last 13 years.

Grassed Waterways

By: angiehongmn August 9, 2012

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Per acre, lawns and suburban landscapes create as much polluted runoff as farmland, but cropland has a larger overall impact on our St. Croix, Mississippi and Minnesota River systems simply because so much more land is covered in crops than lawns.

Keeping pharmaceuticals out of our water

By: angiehongmn April 13, 2012

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So do you keep medicines in your cabinet forever and risk accidentally poisoning yourself with 15-year old pseudoephedrine, or dump them down the toilet and risk turning a boy fish into a girl?

I won’t be home for Christmas

By: angiehongmn November 18, 2011

Keeping water cleangroundwater, road salt, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Salt is only part of the equation when it comes to keeping our roads safe in the winter.

FarmWise pilot project a winning idea

By: angiehongmn November 14, 2011

Keeping water cleanConservation farming, Freshwater Society, National Park Service, non-point source pollution, Washington Conservation District, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Earlier this year, FarmWise won $15,000 in the Minnesota Idea Open, a competition that asked people across the state to vote on-line and during the Minnesota State Fair to select their favorite, most innovative ideas for cleaning up Minnesota waterways.

Maplewood Mall: The next urban forest?

By: angiehongmn November 8, 2011

Keeping water cleanphosphorus, ramsey washington metro watershed district, stormwater pollution, trees, water pollution2 Comments

Now, thanks to an ambitious project of the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District, trees are sprouting right out of the pavement in the parking lot of the Mall.