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Feb 03Cities, industries have reduced their Mississippi River pollution -- now it's farmers' turn | Don Shelby
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MPCA: Streamlined Permit Process Yields Success
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Feb 07The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says it's achieving a 99 percent success rate in issuing environmental permits for construction of new projects and expansions of existing facilities within 150 days. »
MPCA’s Aasen occupies extreme center in the environmental fight
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Jan 25Buffeted both by disappointed environmentalists and implacable conservatives who brand him an “environmental extremist,” it might appear that Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Paul Aasen occupies an impossible position. »
Marathon Petroleum fined $700,000 by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for benzene release in St. Paul Park
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Jan 20Marathon Petroleum Corp. has been slammed with a $700,000 civil penalty for failing to treat hazardous wastes properly at a suburban St. Paul Park oil refinery it once owned. »
Marathon Petroleum fined $700,000 by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for benzene release
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Jan 20Marathon Petroleum Corp. has been slammed with a $700,000 civil penalty for failing to treat hazardous wastes properly at a suburban St. Paul Park oil refinery it once owned. »
Marathon Pays Minn. Penalty For Waste Disposal
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Jan 19Oil refiner Marathon Petroleum Corp. has paid a $700,000 civil penalty in Minnesota for releasing benzene into an unlined lagoon near the Mississippi River. »
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Senjem defends GOP caucus actions, calls Dayton's criticisms 'grossly unfair' | Stories
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Feb 03Senjem defends GOP caucus actions, calls Dayton's criticisms 'grossly unfair' MinnPost photo by James NordSen. Majority Leader David Senjem spoke to reporters at the legislative leaders' weekly briefing. By James Nord | Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 Senate Majo... »
Cities, industries have reduced their Mississippi River pollution -- now it's farmers' turn | Don Shelby
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Jan 31REUTERS/Frank PolichThe amount of nutrients and sediment pouring into the Mississippi from agricultural operations has increased since the Clean Water Act was signed 40 years ago. The Mississippi River is cleaner today than it was just 40 years ago. No... »
Where there's no smoke, there's fire: Time to turn your woodburning upside down? | Earth Journal: Ron Meador on Environment
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Jan 16Courtesy of John GullandLess than 10 minutes after lighting, this woodstove fire built in top-down style is fully ablaze and sending no smoke up the chimney. Rising annoyance over backyard fire pits in Minneapolis and other cities is bringing renewed a... »
Stadium situation ... no different than eight months ago | The Glean
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Jan 13AFTERNOON EDITION Stadium situation ... no different than eight months ago By Brian Lambert | Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 With Gov. Dayton mulling the “choices” for Vikings stadium sites, MPR’s stadium guy, Tim Nelson, chatted with "Morning Edition" host Phi... »
Petition on Ramsey County stadium tax gains momentum | The Glean
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Jan 10MORNING EDITION Petition on Ramsey County stadium tax gains momentum By Brian Lambert | Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 Frederick Melo of the PiPress files a report on the weekend initiative to gather signatures opposing a Ramsey County tax for the stadium: “Th... »