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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.

Public meetings set on east metro groundwater contamination

Public meetings set on east metro groundwater contamination

Public meetings begin this week to update east metro residents on new exposure limits for a chemical once manufactured by 3M that has been found in the area's drinking water.

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3M proposes cleanup plan for PFC contamination

3M proposes cleanup plan for PFC contamination

3M has presented Woodbury residents with four options for cleaning up perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) that are leaking into the groundwater underneath a company-owned landfill.
by Lorna Benson

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Minnesota soldier killed in Iraq

A soldier who grew up in Wisconsin and recently moved to Minnesota has died in Iraq.
by Tom Weber

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Health Dept. seeks input on PFC monitoring

The Minn. Department of Health is seeking public feedback on a plan to measure the levels of perflurochemicals in 200 east metro residents.
by Lorna Benson

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3M to clean up PFCs from company owned landfill

Oakdale residents heard about 3M's plans Wednesday night for cleaning up perfluorinated chemicals leaking into their groundwater.
by Lorna Benson

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Music brings new life to the words of a fallen soldier

Music brings new life to the words of a fallen soldier

The Minnesota-based male chorus Cantus celebrates its 10th anniversary with a new work featuring a text from a poignant last letter home by a soldier killed in Iraq.
by Karl Gehrke

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