'Dream Team' Want Le Sueur River To Come Clean

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) ― Researchers from across the country are trying to find out why the Le Sueur River is so dirty. Â Â Along with the Blue Earth River it empties into, the Le Sueur carries more dirt particles into the Minnesota River than any of the other tributaries in the basin. Â Â Carrie Jennings, with the Minnesota Geological Survey, is one of those participating in the study of the Le Sueur. The project involves the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota State University, the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Lab and the National Center for Earth Dynamics, part of the National Science Foundation. Â Â With people from universities such as Johns Hopkins, the group is being referred to as a researching "dream team." The team has rented a house in Mankato for use as a base this summer. Â Â Lee Ganske,... [read full story]