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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Purchases Technology to Remove PFAS from Water

Environment + Energy Leader

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has purchased new technology to remove and destroy bulk concentrations of PFAS from contaminated water in the environment. The post Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Purchases Technology to Remove PFAS from Water appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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BP refinery hit with $40 million fine, agrees to spend $200 million on pollution control

Environmental News Bits

BP agreed to pay a $40 million penalty and spend almost $200 million on environmental controls to settle government allegations that the company released excessive toxic chemicals at its Whiting, Indiana, oil refinery on Lake Michigan.

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Minnesota Shows Progress Towards Climate Targets Despite Rise in Methane Emissions

Environment + Energy Leader

A new report released by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) shows that the state is moving toward its climate targets, although agriculture remains a large contributor of greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Truck Industry’s Decades-long War on Stronger Pollution Controls

Union of Concerned Scientists

The EPA is under extreme pressure from industry to propose an absurdly ineffective standard for trucks.

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Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District Erosion & Sediment Pollution Control Technician

PA Environment Daily

The Armstrong County Conservation District is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Technician. The person in this position will have an array of technical duties related to administration of the Chapter 102-Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control program.

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Minnesota Needs Environmental Protections for Cumulative Impacts. Your State Does Too.

Union of Concerned Scientists

Should it become statute, this bill would give additional regulatory authority to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (the state regulatory agency) to limit or deny an environmental permit if the proposal would result in significant additions to the cumulative environmental and public health stressors around the facility.

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Eleven Chemical Plants in China and One in the U.S. Emit a Climate Super-Pollutant Called Nitrous Oxide That’s 273 Times More Potent Than Carbon Dioxide

Inside Climate News

Proven, low-cost pollution controls could quickly curb those emissions, but neither China nor the U.S. require abatement measures used by other plants around the world.