Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Type: Organization

Name: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Concrete plant still homeless

(05/19/2013) By River City Ready Mix is searching for a home. The La Crosse-based ready-mix concrete company first sought a berth in Winona and has now turned its sights to Goodview. The company promises six to eight new jobs and top-quality control of ... [Published Winona Post Online - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Ready Mix Inc, Ports, Peter Watkins

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Sinclair Oil Corporation

Council will talk flood plan

The city of Austin may still be on track to start the final efforts on flood mitigation for the Cedar River near North Main Street. Mayor Tom Stiehm will sign documents for the Economic Development Administration at the Austin City Council meeting Monday, ... [Published Individual.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Austin, FIRE MARSHAL, Sinclair Oil Corporation, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Economic Development Administration

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Krebs column: State barking up wrong tree with mussel dogs

Oh, heres a good column rant, was my first thought earlier this month when the state announced three zebra mussel-sniffing K-9 teams will debut this year in the battle to combat the spread of aquatic invasive species.From asking how much Rover costs to ... [Published St. Cloud Times - May 19 2013]

Entities: Mussel, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Chemical

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Studies show unregulated chemicals widespread in lakes, rivers

Two studies released this week by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) confirm that a wide variety of unregulated chemicals are ending up in Minnesota's lakes and rivers. Talk about this topic ... [Published Echo Press - May 18 2013]

Entities: Chemical, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Lakes loaded with chemicals -- even cocaine

From urban and developed to remote and isolated, lakes around Minnesota contain a wide range of chemicals, including DEET, BPA, prescription drugs and even cocaine.The findings, which came out of the first large-scale, systematic statewide study, suggest ... [Published NBCNews.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Cocaine, Chemical, Lakes (United States)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mankato Gets Step Two GreenStep City

The city of Mankato has recently been recognized by the GreenStep Cities program as a Step Two GreenStep City.To achieve this, the city implemented best practices that help achieve sustainability goals and cost savings that reduce energy use by providing ... [Published KEYC Television - May 17 2013]

Entities: Step Two Corporation Ltd, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Rosa Parks

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Minnesota Polution Control Agency Reports Lakes Are Contaminated With Cocaine, Antidepressants

Share this with a friendFollow us and never miss a story!A study by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reported this week that Minnesota lakes contain traces of cocaine, antidepressants and chemical byproduct from household and prescription drugs ... [Published Opposing Views - May 17 2013]

Entities: Cocaine, Antidepressant, Chemical, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, DEET

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Minnesota lakes reportedly contaminated with cocaine

A veritable hodgepodge of chemicals — including cocaine, synthetic estrogen and antidepressants — have reportedly been found in isolated Minnesota lakes.The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the findings indicate that some contamination has become ... [Published FOXNews.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Cocaine, Chemical, DEET

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Legacy deal hinges on rural vs. urban fight over parks money

ST. PAUL, Minn. The fight is alive and well in the last few days of this legislative session as the House and Senate work out their differences in hopes of sending a bill to Gov. Mark Dayton by Monday's adjournment. A commission charged with coming up ... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - May 16 2013]

Entities: Richard Cohen, Bill Ingebrigtsen, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota Department of Health

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Agreement reached on trout stream setback language

(05/15/2013) This week, House and Senate members, the governors administration, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) came to an agreement on legislation regarding silica sand mining in Minnesota. ... [Published Winona Post Online - May 15 2013]

Entities: Silica Sand, Mining, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Gravel mining applicants get CUPs

(NEW ULM) -- After listening to gravel hauling concerns Tuesday, the Brown County Planning Commission added a number of Conditional Use Permit (CUP) conditions to a pair of North Star Township gravel mining operations applications. North Star Township ... [Published Aggregate Research Industries - May 15 2013]

Entities: John Schwartz, Mining, Knife River Corp, North Star

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

High Schools in Waseca County Could Gain Extra Security

Posted:Updated:Monday, May 13, 2013 10:09 PM ESTUpdated: Monday, May 13 2013 10:33 PM EDT2013-05-14 02:33:10 GMTTwo teams of seniors from Mankato West high school swept the Minnesota History Day exhibit competition, and are now preparing for the national ... [Published KEYC Television - May 14 2013]

Entities: Paul Cyr, Education, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

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...a 12-foot concrete wall to block noise, contain all wastewater in sealed holding ponds, and use a centralized dust collector to help insure that "it remains a sealed facilityno cement powder will be released outside." Dust, materials storage, and wastewater discharges at concrete plants are subject to rules and permitting through the Minnesota Pollution Control Ag...

Concrete plant still homeless [Published Winona Post Online - 11 hours ago]

"The emphasis in the 1970s was 'well here's this pipe spewing out waste into our river and we've got to put a stop to it.' And we did," Ferrey said. "Now what we need to do a little bit is look in the mirror. What are the products I use that are ending up in the waste stream and ending up in our surface water?"

Cocaine, DEET, other chemicals found in Minnesota lakes [Published Grand Forks Herald - May 20 2013]

...scientific perspective, doing watershed and lake management through the court system is probably not the ideal way for this to be done," he said. "But if we can build on this, I think we'll see some real dramatic improvements in lake quality."

Settlement reached over feedlot pollution near Lake Independence [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]

"You could add a condition that we'll be responsible for any tile damage due to construction" Schwartz said

Gravel mining applicants get CUPs [Published Aggregate Research Industries - May 15 2013]

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Concrete plant still homeless [Published Winona Post Online - 11 hours ago]
Cocaine, DEET, other chemicals found in Minneso... [Published Grand Forks Herald - May 20 2013]
Council will talk flood plan [Published Individual.com - May 20 2013]
Wisconsin lakes' chemical cocktail likely simil... [Published Post Crescent - May 20 2013]
Krebs column: State barking up wrong tree with ... [Published St. Cloud Times - May 19 2013]
Studies show unregulated chemicals widespread i... [Published Echo Press - May 18 2013]
City council examines public works, parks [Published Pine City Pioneer - May 18 2013]
Soil & Water Conservation stresses buffer need [Published Pine City Pioneer - May 17 2013]
Ag calendar (May 17) [Published Fargo Forum - May 17 2013]
Lakes loaded with chemicals -- even cocaine [Published NBCNews.com - May 17 2013]
Mankato Gets Step Two GreenStep City [Published KEYC Television - May 17 2013]
Minnesota Polution Control Agency Reports Lakes... [Published Opposing Views - May 17 2013]
Minnesota lakes reportedly contaminated with co... [Published FOXNews.com - May 16 2013]
May 17 [Published NewsLeader - May 16 2013]
Legacy deal hinges on rural vs. urban fight ove... [Published Minnesota Public Radio - May 16 2013]
Settlement reached over feedlot pollution near ... [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]
Environmental impacts of potential Ball Road Wa... [Published Coon Rapids Herald - May 16 2013]
Agreement reached on trout stream setback language [Published Winona Post Online - May 15 2013]
Studies: Minnesota surface waters laced with ch... [Published Politics in Minnesota - May 15 2013]
Minnesota state official Doug Norris honored fo... [Published Hometown Source - May 15 2013]
Gravel mining applicants get CUPs [Published Aggregate Research Industries - May 15 2013]
Silica dust monitoring recommended for city [Published Winona Post Online - May 15 2013]
Compromise reached to permit frac sand mines ne... [Published Winona Daily News - May 15 2013]
ALLETE: Solar initiative will raise costs for c... [Published Business North - May 14 2013]
DFL lawmaker: Compromise reached on frac sand r... [Published Mankato Free Press - May 14 2013]
DFLer: Deal reached on frac sand regulations [Published Minnesota Public Radio - May 14 2013]
Minneapolis prepares for June car-share program [Published MinnPost - May 14 2013]
Establishing roots [Published Brainerd Daily Dispatch - May 14 2013]
High Schools in Waseca County Could Gain Extra ... [Published KEYC Television - May 14 2013]
MPCA Study Finds Numerous Unregulated Chemicals... [Published KEYC Television - May 14 2013]