MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead just landed a major grant to help remove lead pipes. Mayor Shelly Carlson says the city got a nearly $467,000 federal grant from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and MN Public Facilities Authority Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. The funding will allow Moorhead Public Service to replace thirty lead service lines in the city. The lead…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Roundup, a widely used herbicide popular with farmers who plant corn, soybeans, and sugar beets may soon be disappearing from shelves. As the company, Bayer, says they may no longer be making the product in the coming months. “The company continues to get taken to court over frivolous lawsuits. They have to continue to pay and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s Republican leaders are praising the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against the EPA. The court said that the Clean Air Act does not give the EPA broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming. North Dakota was one of 20 states that petitioned with West Virginia. “North Dakota…
MINNEAPOLIS–More than half of Minnesota’s lakes, rivers and streams don’t meet state pollution standards. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has added 581 waterways to its list of impaired waters in its biennial report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released Wednesday. The 3,416 waterways represent 56% of the state’s waters. They have a range of problems, including excess mercury, bacteria,…
