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Soil Vapors: Senator Asks EPA To Cover Any Clean-Up Costs

By Dan Haugen | 12.06.07 | 7:38 pm

KlobucharThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said it plans to pay for remediation in any homes contaminated by underground chemical vapors in St. Louis Park. In a letter to the…

Vapors Detected At Schools Are Well Below Harmful Levels

By Dan Haugen | 12.06.07 | 2:27 pm

St. Louis Park students, staff and parents can breathe easier. Early test results from two schools show no signs of harmful volatile organic compound vapors, which were recently discovered in the soil nearby.

EPA Investigating Underground Chemical Vapors in St. Louis Park

By Dan Haugen | 12.04.07 | 3:26 pm

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a superfund investigation into underground chemical vapors recently discovered in an area of St. Louis Park.

EPA SealAt a press conference Tuesday, officials stressed there…

Sailing Toward a New Environmental Era?

By Leigh Pomeroy | 04.04.07 | 11:24 am

Or Surfing a Wave of Politics?
Oil TankerThe ship of state does not turn on a dime. Picture it as a giant oil tanker — perhaps Chevron’s the Condoleezza Rice. It takes miles to turn…

Sen. Coleman fails to clear the air over global-warming proposal

By Paul Schmelzer | 10.24.06 | 2:23 pm

Sen. Norm Coleman wants to be “unequivocally clear.” “Our goal is to strengthen emissions standards and any assertion to the contrary is simply false,” he said in a statement issued Friday in response to a Minnesota Natural Legacy Campaign…