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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.

Ex-CIA man accused of leaking classified info

An ex-CIA officer who helped track down and capture a top al-Qaida figure was charged Monday with disclosing classified secrets, including the role of one of his associates on that covert mission, in the latest of a series of prosecutions by the Obama administration against suspected leakers.

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Playing for Change redefines ‘global music’

Playing for Change redefines ‘global music’

The Playing For Change Foundation is dedicated to creating positive social change through music education. You can hear director Mark Johnson talk about the foundation's work at MPR on Jan 23.
by Marianne Combs

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3M wins legal point but not the fight, state says

An early decision in a legal fight over environmental pollution is a significant victory for 3M says the company, but Minnesota disputes that.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Study says PFC levels declining in east metro

Levels of perfluorinated chemicals in residents of the east metro are declining, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Promises, promises: Securing US border impossible

Promises, promises: Securing US border impossible

The Republicans running for president promise to seal off the U.S.-Mexico border, but it's a promise none of them could keep.

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Met Council joins Minn. lawsuit against 3M

Met Council joins Minn. lawsuit against 3M

The Metropolitan Council is joining the state of Minnesota in its lawsuit against 3M Co. seeking damages for alleged environmental consequences tied to its disposal of chemicals once used to make Scotchgard.
by Lorna Benson

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Around MN: PFOS?, feeding the world, a struggle to address disparity

The Metropolitan Council has formally asked its lawyers to explore legal options against 3M related to millions of dollars in costs of meeting new state requirements for discharging perfluorinated chemicals from wastewater treatment plants into the environment.
by Michael Olson

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Met Council considers legal options against 3M over chemical discharge

Met Council considers legal options against 3M over chemical discharge

The Metropolitan Council has asked its lawyers to explore legal options against 3M related to millions of dollars in costs of meeting new state requirements for discharging perfluorinated chemicals - which 3M stopped producing in 2002 - from wastewater treatment plants into the environment.
by Lorna Benson, Stephanie Hemphill and Madeleine Baran

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