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Sara de Sobrino takes us to a field station in arctic Alaska

Streambank erosion in Renville County

Pollution in farm country

August 2, 2025 By Stephanie Hemphill

We face challenges addressing deeply entrenched pollution problems in farm country.

Seduced by the Merlin App

July 14, 2025 By John Toren

John Toren ponders the merits

Salt, safety, and water: The science of Minnesota’s complex chloride challenges

June 28, 2025 By Greg Seitz

Recent research reveals the complex ways chloride contaminates freshwater.

EPA lab in Duluth, MN

Trump cuts jeopardize work of key Minnesota research lab

April 17, 2025 By Stephanie Hemphill

EPA facility in Duluth has helped protect human health.

The Unaffordable Question

April 2, 2025 By Laurie Allmann

Will it make a difference?

A special tape measure allows Chandler Johnson to measure diameter at breast height without having to do calculations in the field.

Measuring the woods

March 14, 2025 By Stephanie Hemphill

Foresters use technology and site visits to better understand Minnesota woodlands.

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