The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is proposing a wastewater permit limiting the amount of hazardous chemicals allowed to be dumped into the Mississippi River from 3M’s Cottage Grove plant.

Forever chemicals run through the water supply in Hastings, and city Public Works Director Ryan Stempski believes he knows why. “I can throw a football over to 3M Cottage Grove,” he said. That short ...

Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. Chloe Johnson at the Minnesota Star Tribune is reporting that for the first time, Minnesota is directing 3M to limit the ...

For the first time, Minnesota is directing 3M to limit the amount of PFAS it sends into the Mississippi River from its 76-year-old factory in Cottage Grove. The industrial chemicals detected near the ...