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Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011

 

A cyclist sped along the river valley on the Big Rivers Regional Trail in Mendota Heights. RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER/Star Tribune  
Star Tribune  

 

River revival

Minnesota waterway isn't a ditch, it's a treasure

After decades of neglect and abuse, cities and counties along the volatile banks of the Minnesota River are plotting billions of dollars in riverside developments and spending millions to buy and refurbish land, bridges, trails and parks. Some believe the movement will finally unlock the river's potential as a recreational hub and a magnet for development. Minneapolis Star Tribune
"One of the things I enjoy doing the most is fishing and stuff, so keeping the lakes clean and everything is always good," student Odie Pierce says. WLUC Escanaba  
WLUC  

 

Water 101

Students learn how to protect their fresh waters

The name of the township says it all: Watersmeet, a place where fresh water intersects. The Ontonagon River and Duck Creek cross and eventually flow into the Great Lakes. All of it is threatened by invasive species, and that's where the Watersmeet Lake Guards come in, with an interactive lake ecology program. WLUC Escanaba, Mich.
CNBC presents "The Race to Rebuild: America's Infrastructure," a CNBC Original reported by Correspondent Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, that takes viewers inside the infrastructure problems at hand and asks experts and policy makers what it will take to put the nation back on track. CNBC  
CNBC  

 

Race to build

CNBC takes closer look at America's infrastructure

From California to Minnesota and Pennsylvania, states nationwide are grappling with crumbling infrastructure: 600,000 bridges in need of repair, one-third of major roads in dire condition, thousands of miles of old fuel lines stressed to their limits and billions of dollars needed to shore up the nation's levees. It's a crisis sweeping the nation. Is there a solution? Or is this our future? CNBC



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