The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has published an updated map to assist farmers across the state comply with the Groundwater Protection Rule.

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Nitrate contamination took front and center at the Minnesota Legislature this ...

A general consensus among lawmakers is that the state needs to tackle the longstanding problem of nitrate contamination in Minnesota groundwater. The best way to do it, however, is a thorny question.

Commissioners from three Minnesota state agencies announced a plan last week to address nitrate contamination in groundwater in southeast Minnesota and to help those whose drinking water may be ...

ST. PAUL (WKBT) -- Minnesota health officials say nitrate contamination is all too common in Winona, Houston and Fillmore County groundwater. Minnesota's Department of Agriculture reported that more ...

A judge ordered Minnesota state agencies overseeing nitrate and water pollution issues to review the effectiveness of their rules as part of a lawsuit by environmental advocates. Ramsey County ...