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  • Published on 14:03 GMT

    Minnesota Hospital Hit with Hefty Fine

    “When companies do not fully comply with regulatory requirements, the resulting pollution can be harmful to people and the environment,”St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has leveled a six-figure fine against one of …

    Source: 1520 The Ticket - Minnesota - Pending
  • Published on May 3, 2025

    MN fines Regions Hospital $100,000 for improper infectious waste disposal

    Used flu shot syringes appear through the opening of a bio-waste container. (Getty Images) ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Regions Hospital in St. Paul was fined $100,000 by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for improperly disposing of infectious …

    Source: FOX 9 - Minnesota - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    HealthPartners hit with $100K fine over infectious waste disposal

    The discovery of improperly disposed infectious waste, including blood-tainted syringes, tubes and bags, has resulted in a $100,000 fine against Regions Hospital in St. Paul. An investigation by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) found the …

    Source: Star Tribune - Minnesota - Center-left
  • Published on 14:30 GMT

    Inside the business of killing millions of chickens in response to bird flu

    When a poultry farm tests positive for bird flu, the clock starts. Within the first 72 hours, farmers start depopulating, an industry term for killing contaminated flocks. Despite the sweltering heat inside the barns, hired workers wear gloves, face masks …

    Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch - Center-left
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    Regions Hospital fined $100,000 for infectious waste violations

    In 2024, Regions Hospital improperly disposed of infectious waste multiple times at a waste-to-energy facility, according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) investigation. The waste included liquid blood and liquids contaminated with liquid …

    Source: Monitor - Minnesota - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Where does the recycling go?

    A resident brings a recycling bin to the curb outside her Eden Prairie home. Curbside recyclables are sent to processing facilities in Minneapolis, Shakopee or Inver Grove Heights, depending on the waste hauler. Photo by Jeremy Peyer Have you ever wondered …

    Source: Eden Prairie Local News - Minnesota - Pending
  • Published on May 2, 2025

    Predicting drying rate of swine sludge drying in greenhouse systems

    Drying is becoming an attractive sludge management option to North Carolina swine producers. Competition over limited acres and concerns by crop growers over sludge zinc levels are reducing the opportunity for slurry application. Drying greatly reduces the …

    Source: National Hog Farmer - Pending
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    MAPS Great Speaker Forum: Human connection matters

    By Tina L. Scott Editor The Merrill High School Fieldhouse buzzed with energy Tuesday morning, April 22, 2025, as nationally-recognized youth speaker Joe Beckman delivered a powerful message about the importance of human connection to students and …

    Source: Merrill Foto News - Wisconsin - Neutral
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    Happenings around the Perham area, May 1-11

    The Perham Focus accepts community calendar items for publication online and in our Thursday print edition, space permitting. Submissions must be made at least a week in advance of the event date, in writing, to either editor@perhamfocus.com or vgerdes@ …

    Source: Perham Focus - Minnesota - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 29, 2025

    Can Baltimore escape its toxic attachment to sludge?

    Every day, Baltimore sewage funnels into a building at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant, where a local company processes it into dark sludge and ships it to farms, to be spread over cropland. Known in the industry as “biosolids,” the sewage sludge …

    Source: Baltimore Banner - Maryland - Pending
  • Published on May 3, 2025

    Fee on plastic bags could help reduce harm

    Jane Dow Mankato Area Zero Waste Americans use an average of 365 plastic bags each, totaling 100 billion a year. Minnesotans throw away more than 500 tons of plastic bags and packaging every day. The MPCA states that less than 10% of plastic bags used in …

    Source: Mankato Free Press - Minnesota - Pending
  • Published on May 3, 2025

    From frying pans to ‘Teflon flu’: How one scientist’s discovery changed the world forever

    This story was originally published by Barn Raiser, your independent source for rural and small town news. Sharon Udasin & Rachel Frazin, Barn Raiser The following is an excerpt from Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America by …

    Source: Wausau Pilot & Review - Wisconsin - Neutral
  • Published on May 2, 2025

    'RecyCoolers' could help reduce use of environmentally harmful Styrofoam packaging

    As lawmakers take aim at hard-to-recycle plastic and foam, a California packaging company is introducing a new shipping cooler made of woven paper fibers that could transform how temperature-sensitive products like pharmaceuticals and laboratory reagents …

    Source: NBC News - Center-left
  • Published on May 2, 2025

    Saint-Gobain Receives 2025 Better Practice Award From U.S. Department Of Energy

    (MENAFN- 3BL) Saint-Gobain's Energy Management System Implementation Program has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Better Plants Program for enhancing energy usage and management by training more than 80 individuals, …

    Source: MENAFN - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 2, 2025

    Forget fighting a gorilla! Nobody has ever been killed by one...but the most dangerous primate of all has ripped apart ...

    The internet has been gripped by wild debate over the last week: could 100 men beat a gorilla? More than 288million people - including X-owner Elon Musk - have piled in on the hypothetical conundrum offering more and more outrageous possibilities. For all …

    Source: Daily Mail - Right-wing
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    The Rochester Bonfire Rule You Probably Didn’t Know You’re Breaking

    This weekend is going to be beautiful in Rochester, MN, and many people may decide it's the perfect time to pull out the outdoor furniture and have a little bonfire. Hanging out around a bonfire is one of the best parts of summer, especially towards …

    Source: Sasquatch 107.7 - Minnesota - Pending
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    Look at All These Movies You Could Be Watching This Week Instead of ‘Thunderbolts*”

    This is low-key a pretty great week for local rep theaters. Catch up on Kon Ichikawa or Wong Kar-wai or Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich. Mourn David Lynch or Val Kilmer. Born Yesterday? The Umbrellas of Cherbourg? All good stuff. Also this week, Public Functionary …

    Source: Racket - Minneapolis - Left-wing
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    Letter to the Editor: The emergency is in our backyard

    The emergency is in our backyard. Ongoing and unrelenting degradation of our environment is occurring across the world but it is now obvious right here. Simply look around to see: Roadside trach — Spring shows us the leftovers which have tumbled across the …

    Source: Wadena Pioneer Journal - Minnesota - Neutral
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    St. Paul’s Earth Day turnout one of nation’s largest

    Credit: Chris Juhn/MSRAn estimated 15,000 people gathered in downtown St. Paul on April 19 for one of the nation’s largest Earth Day protests, rallying around environmental, political, and social justice issues. Stay in the know. Sign up for our …

    Source: Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder - Center-left

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