High levels of phosphorus and nitrogen flow north in the Red River, contributing to increasing algae blooms in Lake Winnipeg. A project in a small northwestern Minnesota town shows the possibilities and challenges of fixing water quality across borders.
During my time as an elected city commissioner and mayor, the two phrases I banned from public employees were: "We ve always done it this way" and "We can t do that
Montana has set limits on the amount of selenium pollution in Lake Koocanusa that comes from Canadian coal mines, and now, an international commission may add more information and funding to the issue.