7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1759+ words) “That’s not a logo,” fumed Shaw, CEO of the world’s largest carpet company, one attendee later recalled. “That’s a target.” Weeks earlier, 3M Company announced it would reformulate its signature stain-resistance brand under pressure from the Environmental Protection Agency because of…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (925+ words) Burning trash and wood to generate electricity will now be considered a carbon-free source under Minnesota’s landmark clean energy law, after a decision by state utility regulators following a contentious hearing on Thursday. The law that passed in 2023 requires 100% of…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (126+ words) Minnesota's utility regulators ruled Thursday that the burning or trash and wood to generate electricity can be considered "carbon-free" sources of power, despite the huge amount of greenhouse gases such waste-to-energy power plants emit. It's a controversial step toward complying…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago   (596+ words) As you walk around downtown St. Paul, you might notice recent updates to a sidewalk staple. The trash cans have gone solar. “They do a couple of things, so it’s kind of a joke that they’re the Cadillac of the…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (965+ words) Two of the oldest and most toxic PFAS chemicals will remain in a federal cleanup law, keeping the onus for the industrial pollution on the companies that created it, the Environmental Protection Agency has decided. Since he was sworn in…...