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Legislative notebook: Dayton rejects GOP school payment plan
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a Republican plan to take money out of the state reserve fund to repay money owed Minnesota school districts. The Democratic governor on Thu...
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Group wants more review of 3M Co.’s burner plan

A group opposed to a 3M Co. plan to burn hazardous waste generated outside the company at its Cottage Grove incinerator has filed a petition with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency requesting a full environmental review of the four-decade-old burner.

April 11, 2012

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Sieben, McNamara hold meeting on invasive carp Monday night in Hastings

Sen. Katie Sieben, DFL-Cottage Grove, and Rep. Denny McNamara, R-Hastings, will host a public meeting Monday on the impact of bighead carp and steps being taken to try to stop the invasive fish's spread.

April 09, 2012

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Talon-tangled eagles' landing concerns Cottage Grove golf staff

Talon-tangled eagles' landing concerns Cottage Grove golf staff People got an unusual sight Sunday morning near River Oaks Golf Course: a pair of talon-tangled eagles in mid-air – and then on the ground.

April 02, 2012

3M water filtration system gets Cottage Grove council approval

The Cottage Grove City Council recently approved a 3M site plan proposal to construct a filtration facility to clean chemically-tainted water before it is re-used or pumped into the Mississippi River.

March 30, 2012

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Cottage Grove: 3M incinerator permits address city concerns

Proposed permit changes that would allow 3M Co. to burn hazardous wastes from outside the company at its Cottage Grove incinerator address concerns laid out by the city in a 2010 agreement between the city and company, city officials said.

March 29, 2012

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DNR helicopter called in to battle Cottage Grove brush fire

DNR helicopter called in to battle Cottage Grove brush fire Area fire crews needed assistance from a state Department of Natural Resources helicopter to quell a weekend grass fire on 3M property in Cottage Grove.

March 21, 2012

State accepting public comment on proposed 3M incinerator changes

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is accepting public comments on proposed changes to permits governing the 3M Co.’s hazardous waste incinerator in Cottage Grove that would allow the company to accept burnable wastes from non-3M sources

March 08, 2012

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Bailey School Forest in Newport gets park pavilion honoring longtime volunteer

The Bailey School Forest, the city of Newport’s largest park and an outdoor classroom for an estimated 3,000 school kids each year, will get its first park pavilion this summer.

February 25, 2012

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UPDATED: Former St. Paul Park refinery owner's benzene leak 'egregious'; new owner has alleged MPCA violation

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said it charged Marathon Petroleum Co., former owner of the St. Paul Park oil refinery, a $700,000 civil penalty for a 2010 benzene leak. Meanwhile, a separate alleged violation is pending against the refinery's new owner, Northern Tier Energy.

By Scott Wente , January 23, 2012

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Cottage Grove pleased with results from air monitoring near 3M incinerator

A year’s worth of independent air monitoring in Cottage Grove conducted near a controversial 3M hazardous waste incinerator showed levels of air pollutants in the city are on par with other areas of the metro.

January 23, 2012

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Marathon Petroleum, former St. Paul Park refinery owner, paid $700K penalty for benzene release

The former owner of the St. Paul Park oil refinery paid a $700,000 civil penalty for failing to properly treat wastewater containing the chemical benzene, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said Thursday.

By Scott Wente , January 19, 2012

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Soil work delayed pond digging along Hwy. 61 in Cottage Grove

Soil work has delayed the completion of a drainage pond next to an expanded senior housing development in Cottage Grove.

January 09, 2012

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Update 3:35 p.m.: Prairie Island Nuclear Plant terminates alert

Update 3:35 p.m.: Prairie Island Nuclear Plant terminates alert The alert issued by operators at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant as a result of a chemical spill this morning was terminated at 2:08 p.m. today.

By Regan Carstensen , January 05, 2012

Asian carp fight gets local; barrier proposed for Mississippi

Minnesota’s battle plan to fight an Asian carp invasion includes multiple barriers to keep them from advancing upstream along the Mississippi River and into most of the state’s waters.

By Don Davis , December 31, 2011

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PFCs found in northern wells near Woodbury disposal site

Although levels of 3M-manufactured chemicals have been consistent in wells on the south end of a former disposal site in Woodbury, recent testing showed an increase in perfluorochemicals (PFCs) to the north.

By Riham Feshir , December 22, 2011

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