Tag: pollution

“How clean is the Mississippi River?” It’s one of the most common questions we receive at the MWMO, and a deceptively tricky one. The answer depends — on the day, […]

Thursday, April 22, is Earth Day. There’s no shortage of ways to show your appreciation for nature and be a good steward of the environment, but some of the most […]

This month’s intense cold snap has made removing ice from sidewalks and driveways trickier than usual. That’s because rock salt and other deicing products often fail to work in extreme […]

Preventing pollution isn’t easy in a city as large and highly developed as Minneapolis. The city has 28,000 storm drains, and each one provides a pathway for pollutants to travel […]

If you’re from the Twin Cities, you’re likely no stranger to the hazards posed by icy pavement. Salt and deicers may seem like necessary evils when it comes to keeping […]

I was recently cleaning out my garage and came across a container of a certain “environmentally safe” ice-melt product. I bought it years ago — long before I started working […]

Here at the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, one of the most common questions we’re asked is, “How’s the water quality in the Mississippi River?” It’s an important question, and one […]

It’s rare to find an opportunity to capture and clean polluted runoff from half a city. But that’s exactly what our new state-of-the-art treatment system is designed to do for […]