Good News for 3M and Anglers
July 3, 2012 – The Pioneer Press reports on the Minnesota Department of Health finding that fish in the local area are safer to eat in an article titled “For 3M and for Anglers, Good News.” Prior findings had become an area of focus for local fishermen, state officials, and environmentalists.
3M is arguing against prior designations for local waterways that claim the water is “impaired.”
William. A. Brewer III said, “Based on this revised fish advisory for Pool 2, we believe the PCA will revise the drat Impaired Waters List.”
The article observes 3M has spent more than $100 million to clean the chemicals out of the water. It also installed filters for drinking water, among other things. The Press reports that “The efforts appear to be making a difference.”
Pioneer Press Editorial: Good News on 3M Clean-up
December 8, 2011 – The Pioneer Press editorial board wrote an opinion piece today praising 3M Company for its environmental practices. The publication reports 3M’s environmental clean-up is working: “That’s good news that deserves notice, as does 3M’s seven-year commitment to clean up a chemical pollutant found in some tested Washington County residents.”
Firm client 3M is defending an environmental pollution lawsuit from the Minnesota Attorney General.
Read the editorial here.
Pioneer Press Reports on 3M River Cleanup
November 3, 2011 – The Pioneer Press reports today on a study from 3M Company that indicates certain local waterways are no longer impaired by PFOS. The article reports on 3M’s decision to stop using the compound, and its collaboration with environmentalists, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and others to remediate the compounds from the local area. The firm represents 3M in defense of various legal actions pertaining to the company’s past manufacturing, use and disposal of the compounds.
According to the article, “Whitney Clark, executive director of Friends of the Mississippi River, said 3M should be commended for the mitigation work it has done over the years.”
To read the article “Chemical Levels in River Fish Drop, 3M Says,” click here.