Kate Knuth's career in addressing climate change, which took her to the Minnesota Capitol as a state legislator, has now led her to the MPCA as its new climate director.
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The companies discharged 10,000 gallons of petroleum-contaminated water into a storm sewer during an underground tank installation at the Elgin Cenex station in Elgin, Minn., earlier this year.
A traveling exhibit and community engagement initiative that explores the science, history, story, culture, and relationships of water in Minnesota.
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Equipment failure and operator errors caused numerous releases of wastewater and byproduct to area soils between 2014 and 2022 at the company’s biorefining facility in Martin County.
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A new, higher capacity natural gas pipeline, along with additional facility improvements, will allow Heartland Corn Products Inc. to increase its ethanol production capacity.
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Waste on track to increase 19% over next 20 years
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A series of violations (industrial stormwater and wastewater, and air quality) between 2017 and 2022 result in a $250,000 penalty for Denco II LLC at its ethanol facility in Morris, Minn.
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Project proposes remediation of 220,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment using activated carbon
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Abbott Northwestern Hospital started construction at its Minneapolis campus in early 2022 without first having appropriate permits in place.