Officials testing wells in Cottage Grove after discovering PFCs nearby
Officials are testing wells on private property after the chemicals turned up unexpectedly in a 3M company landfill in Woodbury.
Officials are testing wells on private property after the chemicals turned up unexpectedly in a 3M company landfill in Woodbury.
Police claim the man, who had allegedly been experiencing a mental health crisis, was armed with a knife.
The other drive involved in the crash, a 75-year-old man, sustained life-threatening injuries.
The crash occurred in Lake Lillian Saturday night.
Responders were called to the scene early Sunday morning.
Employees called police saying the children were stealing goods from the store.
Police and fire crews responded to the fire just before 9 a.m. Saturday.
There have been reports of disabled traffic lights and issues at local businesses.
Crockett made the comments in a 2020 radio interview following a ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Gender Justice, the advocacy group that brought about the lawsuit, says it will appeal the decision.
Nearby properties are being evacuated.
Anoka's Adam Madsen was killed in the crash.
Don't worry – it's bringing the chicken to its nearby BBQ joint.
Monitoring wells at a landfill in Woodbury have turned up an increase in PFCs, but tests of local drinking water show no significant changes. 3M says that's a good sign that a new cleaning system is doing its job.
3M wants permission to burn industrial waste from other companies, as well as its own, at its Cottage Grove incinerator. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says even with the additional waste 3M will be burning far less than its permit allows. But a group of neighbors is gearing up for a fight at this month's MPCA meeting, saying "pollution for profit" should not be approved.
Cottage Grove police tell WCCO they've killed over a dozen raccoons for being a 'concern for public safety.' The animals are believe to have the Distemper virus, which is similar to rabies -- but it can't be spread to humans.
After more than three-years, a state pollution control board voted unanimously to grant 3M a controversial permit to start burning hazardous waste from other companies at its incinerator. Some residents oppose the plan to import waste because of concerns it will endanger public health. Both 3M and the MPCA dispute those claims.
Fans of the Cottage View won't be happy, but the drive-in's owner says the finances just don't add up. Fox 9 reports the theater will close to make way for a Wal-Mart.
The company has agreed to clean up groundwater that is now polluted with industrial toxins. But, as the Star Tribune reports, one much harder problem remains: how to remove PFCs from wastewater before the company's manufacturing plant in Cottage Grove sends it into the Mississippi.
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