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Private property owners will soon have access to funding to repair sewer pipes that come out of their property and ultimately connect to the regional wastewater system.

A partnership of government agencies and schools are working to build climate resilience in Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park, including native habitat restoration and relocation of facilities.

The Metropolitan Council has awarded $2.6 million in polluted-site cleanup grants to nine projects that promote redevelopment and economic opportunity in the region.

Christine Beckwith will help guide the future of the Blue Line Extension as it moves towards the start of construction anticipated around 2025.

Yesterday’s explosion on the University of Minnesota campus is a stark reminder that the only thing that should go down the sewer besides human waste is toilet paper.

Four Livable Communities grants total $475,000 are from an account in the Livable Communities program that funds project feasibility studies, site planning, and community engagement work.

Project leaders can now move forward on this important transit project by continuing environmental, design, engineering, and anti-displacement activities.

Officials have the opportunity to compare the data with their own knowledge and observations and collaborate with our staff to fine-tune and certify the estimates to meet state requirements.

Let's celebrate freedom this month and keep doing the work so necessary to guarantee it for everyone.

This is the first official step in moving the route recommendation into environmental work and advancing design where further in-depth engagement and review will continue as the project develops.

It is imperative that the Blue Line extension from downtown Minneapolis to Brooklyn Park be a benefit to the region’s largest community of color.

35 people — mostly women and people of color — graduated from the fourth cohort of the Building Strong Communities program.

The 111 municipalities served by the regional wastewater collection and treatment system pay the Met Council based on the volume of wastewater they send to our wastewater treatment plants.

37 cities and townships will offer rebates or grants to residents to purchase replacement water-efficient toilets, washing machines, dishwashers, irrigation controllers, and more.

Richard Grates has been appointed interim chief; the Met Council will launch a national search for the next chief.