Michael OlsonYou may have heard or read some of our coverage Tuesday on lessons Tucson, Ariz., may have for water use in Minnesota. That’s a city that has grown substantially yet kept water consumption flat through a variety of conservation and reuse measures. The city encourages greywater use and rainwater capture; it recycles treated wastewater through Read more →
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MPR News StaffToday’s Question: Is it time for the Washington Redskins to get a new name? Read more →
Minnesota explorers Paul Schurke and Dave Freeman are embarking on a 400 mile canoe trip through the Amazon jungle. The estimated six week trip retraces a deadly route taken by Theodore Roosevelt 100 years ago. You can learn more about their excursion when Schurke and Freeman join MPR News today from Sao Palo, Brazil at Read more →
As concerns increase about how much water Minnesotans are pumping out of the ground for domestic, agricultural, industrial and other uses, one idea that can reduce that pressure on groundwater is to use stormwater more effectively before sending it down the Mississippi River. Metropolitan Council stormwater reuse experts Ali Elhassan and Brian Davis will join Read more →
“When you look at the national statistics on college graduation rates, there are two big trends that stand out right away. The first is that there are a whole lot of students who make it to college — who show up on campus and enroll in classes — but never get their degrees. More than Read more →
“AT&T Inc. on Sunday agreed to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV for $48.5 billion, or $95 per share, a deal both companies described as transformational as they seek to take on cable companies and online video providers, delivering content to multiple screens –on living room TVs, PCs, tablets and mobile phones,” reports the Associated Press. Read more →
“The Minnesota Legislature is poised to ban instant-play lottery games and tickets sold at gas pumps and ATMs,” writes MPR News political reporter Tom Scheck. A joint House/Senate conference committee approved the ban Thursday. It would give the Minnesota Lottery until the end of October to phase out the games. Lawmakers have criticized Minnesota Lottery Read more →
Adam Fagan/Flickr Minnesota is the first state to enact a law that will require a “kill switch” on cellphones as a way to deter theft. Over at The Verge, Sean Hollister writes that the law is toothless. Strangely, the actual text of Minnesota’s “kill switch” bill doesn’t actually require a kill switch at all. The Read more →
“Contains Triclosan” by Jack Black’s Stunt Double on Flickr “Minnesota is expected to soon become the first state to ban the chemical triclosan — a common ingredient in antibacterial hand soap,” writes MPR News reporter Elizabeth Dunbar. Both the House and Senate have voted to phase out the chemical in consumer hand soap and body Read more →
Blackberry Kush, Indica via Dankdeopt on Flickr “Negotiations are expected to begin this week between the Minnesota House and Senate on a compromise bill to legalize the limited use of some forms of medical marijuana,” writes MPR News reporter Tim Pugmire. Although bills passed by both House and the Senate would grant Minnesota patients suffering Read more →