3M and PFC groundwater contamination in Minnesota

Concern over the effects of groundwater contamination by perfluorochemicals, or PFCs, has a long history in Minnesota. Now that the state settled its lawsuit with 3M, here's a collection of MPR News coverage of this complex story.

January 11, 2012 6:30 AM

Playing for Change redefines ‘global music’

The Playing For Change Foundation is dedicated to creating positive social change through music education. You can hear director Mark Johnson talk about the foundation's work at MPR on Jan 23.

by Marianne Combs

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January 10, 2012 8:26 PM

3M wins legal point but not the fight, state says

An early decision in a legal fight over environmental pollution is a significant victory for 3M says the company, but Minnesota disputes that.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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December 13, 2011 8:21 AM

Blood tests show Oakdale, Cottage Grove PFC levels decline

3M made the perfluorinated chemicals until 2002, and the chemicals leached from landfills into ground water.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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December 6, 2011 5:15 PM

Study says PFC levels declining in east metro

Levels of perfluorinated chemicals in residents of the east metro are declining, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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December 6, 2011 7:16 AM

Promises, promises: Securing US border impossible

The Republicans running for president promise to seal off the U.S.-Mexico border, but it's a promise none of them could keep.

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November 17, 2011 4:41 PM

3M: Improved health of Mississippi River means state should drop advisories

3M is asking the state to change fish consumption advisories and remove the designation of "impaired" for the Mississippi River.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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November 7, 2011 4:21 PM

Met Council joins Minn. lawsuit against 3M

The Metropolitan Council is joining the state of Minnesota in its lawsuit against 3M Co. seeking damages for alleged environmental consequences tied to its disposal of chemicals once used to make Scotchgard.

by Lorna Benson

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October 13, 2011 2:59 AM

Around MN: PFOS?, feeding the world, a struggle to address disparity

The Metropolitan Council has formally asked its lawyers to explore legal options against 3M related to millions of dollars in costs of meeting new state requirements for discharging perfluorinated chemicals from wastewater treatment plants into the environment.

by Michael Olson

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October 12, 2011 3:28 PM

Met Council considers legal options against 3M over chemical discharge

The Metropolitan Council has asked its lawyers to explore legal options against 3M related to millions of dollars in costs of meeting new state requirements for discharging perfluorinated chemicals - which 3M stopped producing in 2002 - from wastewater treatment plants into the environment.

by Lorna Benson, Stephanie Hemphill and Madeleine Baran

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October 6, 2011 3:50 PM

3M finds elevated levels of PFCs in Woodbury wells

3M has discovered elevated levels of perfluorinated chemicals in monitoring wells at its Woodbury clean-up site, but drinking water wells do not appear to be affected.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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