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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

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MPCA SAYS EPITOME ENERGY PROJECT WOULDN’T AFFECT GROUND OR SURFACE WATER ACCORDING TO EAW

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) released its draft Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) today (Tuesday, July 19) for the planned Epitome Energy soybean processing facility in Crookston, Minnesota. Epitome Energy is planning construction of a new soybean crush and extraction facility. At full capacity, it would process up to 42 million bushels of soybeans per […]

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POLK COUNTY LAUCHING A RESIDENTIAL COMPOST PROGRAM

Polk County Environmental Services is unveiling a residential Organics Composting Program this spring. The program will kick off in time for Earth Day on April 22. Assistant Director of Environmental Services Jake Snyder said the county is offering compost start-up kits to the community as part of the kickoff. “At the Transfer Station and Incinerator,

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THIEF RIVER FALLS COMPANY PAYS CIVIL PENALTY FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER VIOLATIONS

Northstar Materials, Inc., dba Knife River Materials, has paid a $17,525 civil penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for industrial wastewater violations at a nonmetallic aggregate mining facility near Mentor, Minn. The Bemidji-based company also submitted a plan for meeting its permit requirements, including instituting best management practices, installing floating silt curtains and

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MINNESOTA AUTO DEALERS CLAIM MPCA MISREPRESENTS ELECTRIC VEHICLE DATA

On Tuesday, the trade association representing Minnesota’s new car dealers exposed the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s use of misleading numbers to promote their desire to impose California Car mandates on Minnesota consumers. The revelation came during the association’s testimony before an administrative law judge on the need and reasonableness of the proposed California Car rule.

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DNR SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAM FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS

Applications are being accepted until May 28 for the Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers (IDEC) program, a partnership between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and the Board of Water and Soil Resources. The successful applicants will form the third cohort for this

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SENATOR MARK JOHNSON SAYS APPROVAL OF ENBRIDGE LINE 3 PIPELINE WAS LONG-AWAITED NEWS

On Monday, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency approved Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement construction stormwater permit. This was the final permit required before Enbridge can begin construction of the replacement pipeline. “Today’s announcement is the long-awaited news communities across Northern Minnesota were waiting to hear. Our Covid-battered economy and the safety of our residents and environment

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