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neighbors against the burner - Latest Stories

MPCA turns back bid to burn more trash without public hearing

By Chris Steller | 11.25.09 | 2:34 pm

Stymied by citizen resistance, the operator of Hennepin County’s incinerator in downtown Minneapolis tried in vain to get the state’s OK to burn more trash via an administrative end-run around a public hearing. The current permit requires public input for any change, state officials said.

Pollution agency won’t rule yet on petitions for Hennepin burner study

By Chris Steller | 10.08.09 | 12:18 pm

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) won’t take a position — yet — on whether to require a new environmental study before Hennepin County’s downtown Minneapolis incinerator can burn more trash, because the agency doesn’t have a pending application for the project.