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Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025

Rapidan Dam failure still harms the Blue Earth River while most other Minnesota waters improve

Minnesota’s rivers and lakes are slowly getting healthier, according to the latest water quality report by the state's Pollution Control Agency, but the pollution still threatens many of the state’s waterways. And the Blue Earth River is one that is hurting and is in need of intensive care. 

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