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The Science of Agriculture

That Impacts Soil and Water Health

“The state’s waters are connected in ways scientists are just beginning to understand."

Park Rapids had to pay $2.5 million for a new water treatment plant in 2015 due to nitrate contamination. 

The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy recently petitioned the EPA indicating that state agencies are not adequately protecting residents from agricultural chemicals in the water in the southeastern part of the state.

One of the water advocates said she had, 12 years ago, been a proponent of the ethanol marketplace as a way to reduce fossil fuel reliance. But now she realizes the impact this is having on soil health and water quality.

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Two Myths About Crime

Involving Teenagers



For 26 years, Kristin Henning has represented youth who have been caught up in the legal system in Washington, D.C. In all that time, only four of the youth were white — even though teenagers of all races and classes were acting out the same impulsive behaviors.

"There is a growing body of research documenting the extraordinary psychological impact on Black and Latine youth of being under surveillance."

Involving Mental Illness

"We are focused on mental illness as being key to violence prevention — but it accounts for only five percent of the violence."

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