Woodbury Takes Emergency Action To Clean Wells Contaminated By 3M Chemicals
The city of Woodbury is speeding up the construction of a temporary water treatment facility to clean wells contaminated by chemicals from 3M.
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The city of Woodbury is speeding up the construction of a temporary water treatment facility to clean wells contaminated by chemicals from 3M.
The petition calls for Target to commit to eliminating plastic bags that Carter says are "choking the earth."
More than half of Minnesota's lakes, rivers and streams don't meet state pollution standards.
Water Gremlin employees are now faced with decisions about their families' health, and how to de-contaminate their homes.
There are renewed concerns about a manufacturing plant that illegally released a toxic chemical into the air for years.
A Twin Cities plant that released a toxic chemical into the air for years has completed testing of its new pollution control equipment.
Volunteers for the Alliance for the Great Lakes picked up more than 18,000 balloons, balloon pieces or balloon strings along Great Lakes shorelines from 2016 to 2018.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an "Air Quality Alert" that is expected to worsen Friday to unhealthy levels for central and south central Minneapolis.
It's estimated that about 350,000 tons of road salt are used each year in the Twin Cities. It also doesn't help when winter weather lingers into spring.
Seven Minnesota cities are suing a group of companies that refine coal-tar sealants to help pay for cleanup after the product's harmful chemicals ended up in stormwater ponds across the state.
Les Mann, a sailor in the west metro, is doing what he can to keep Minnesota waters clean.
The Trump administration is set to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts to slow global warming, the Clean Power Plan that restricts greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Wildfire smoke originating in Canada is currently clouding the skies over central and northeast Minnesota. According to air pollution monitors, fine particle pollution is at or above a level that is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Thursday's proposal would freeze an effort by the Obama administration intended to promote auto fuel efficiency.
Wildlife conservationists in Alabama are expressing outrage after the body of an endangered type of sea turtle washed ashore with a beach chair wrapped around its neck.
While many areas in the U.S. try to crack down on the littering aspect of not cleaning up after your dog, studies are also finding that dog poop is becoming a major environmental hazard too.
A national river advocacy group has named two Minnesota rivers on its annual list of the most endangered rivers in the country.
Jury selection has been halted in Minnesota's $5 billion case against 3M Co., on the day the trial was expected to start.
A new analysis from the Minnesota Department of Health says water contaminated by 3M may have polluted the ground, but did not pose a significant health risk to people.
The worst conditions are expected during the afternoon and early evening in the Twin Cities area, St. Cloud, Hinckley and the tribal nation of Mille Lacs.
State pollution officials say that a northeast Minneapolis metal recycling plant has agreed to voluntarily reduce dust generated at its business.
The federal government is handing out $2 million to cities along the Great Lakes to cut down storm water runoff and improve water quality at beaches.
A south-central Minnesota ethanol plant has been fined again for environmental violations.
The German company who owns the cargo ship that was detained in Duluth last winter is facing criminal charges. The United States Attorney's Office has charged MST Mineralien Schiffahrt with one count of violation of the act to prevent pollution from ships.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air pollution advisory for parts of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area. The agency says the advisory was prompted by a narrow plume of smoke form fires in Kansas and Nebraska.
