Tag: MPCA

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency examines proposed biomethane project

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency examines proposed biomethane project

July 31, 2024 |

In Minnesota, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) released an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for a new facility proposed by Dem-Con that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters at its environmental campus in Shakopee, Minnesota. The proposed facility includes two anaerobic digesters that will process up to 75,419 tons per year of organic materials […]

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Heartland Corn Products fined $11,200 for air permit violations

Heartland Corn Products fined $11,200 for air permit violations

May 1, 2024 |

In Minnesota, according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, Heartland Corn Products failed emission stack tests in November 2021 and February 2022 at its ethanol production facility in Winthrop, Minn. The tests show the company emitted both volatile organic compounds and particulate matter above what is allowed by its permit.  A carbon […]

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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fines POET Biorefining-Glenville for five years of air permit violations

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fines POET Biorefining-Glenville for five years of air permit violations

April 25, 2024 |

In Minnesota, according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, POET Biorefining-Glenville LLC violated several air permit conditions between 2018 and 2023 at its ethanol production facility in Albert Lea, Minn. Violations included emitting more particulate matter and volatile organic compounds than allowed by permit over the course of five years. An MPCA […]

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