The Thirst of a Growing City: Rochester Faces a Groundwater Reckoning
September 8, 2026
For over a century, the city of Rochester, Minnesota, has operated under a hydrological assumption that seemed as immutable as the bedrock beneath its feet: that the Jordan aquifer—a vast, sponge-like geological formation stretching across seven…
The Silent Crisis: How Nitrate Pollution is Turning the Corn Belt’s Groundwater into a Public Health Hazard
September 5, 2026
This report was originally published by Circle of Blue. For generations, the pristine spring waters of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, served as the bedrock of local industry. It was this water—pure, cold, and abundant—that drew Jacob Leinenkugel to establish…
The Silent Tide: How Industrial Agriculture is Turning the Corn Belt’s Groundwater into a Public Health Crisis
August 28, 2026
This investigative report examines the escalating struggle with nitrate contamination in the American Midwest, where the pursuit of agricultural productivity is clashing with the fundamental human right to clean, safe drinking water. In the small…
