The new State Lab is under construction on the Capitol grounds in Bismarck on Nov. 21, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A new State Lab under construction on the Capitol grounds will give North Dakota expanded capabilities to address public health and environmental concerns, including testing to detect forever chemicals. North Dakota’s Department of Environmental…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — North Dakota is getting nearly $29 million to identify and replace lead service lines. The money comes from the Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden. EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker says everyone deserves access to clean drinking water. Lead can cause a range of serious health impacts, including…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Fergus Falls homeowners can expect a city employee to stop by their house to make sure there’s no lead in your water pipes. The city of Fergus Falls says 400 homes built before 1985 will need a visual check to see what material the water pipe service lines are made of. City officials have already…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ A leaked email has raised new questions about how state and federal regulators handled a major permit for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. The e-mail asks Environmental Protection Agency officials not to file written comments on the water quality permit during Minnesota’s public comment period, which kept the federal regulators’ multiple criticisms out of…
