Consent decree files, 1977-1993.

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Consent decree files, 1977-1993.

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Correspondence, pleadings, and related records documenting consent decrees formed with the state of Minnesota after a municipality or company was alleged by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to be in violation of environmental regulation. A consent decree is a decree entered by a court that is a settlement between the parties and is subject to judicial approval and supervision. The actual consent decrees in these files were all entered in district court and were issued between 1981 and 1990. The majority involve municipalities; one, however, was brought against the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission and Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Area.

1.9 cu. ft. (2 boxes)

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7316626

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Minnesota. Attorney General. Environmental Protection Division.

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Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Area

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Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (Minn.)

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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

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In 1989, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency [PCA] issued a request for response action against the Ashland Petroleum Company to investigate an alleged oil spill, air quality violation, and soil and water contamination at its refinery site in St. Paul Park. Six meetings (October 14, 1993, January 18, June 16, and September 14, 1994, January 24 and September 27, 1995) were held to discuss and provide information regarding the pollution problems and clean-up. The meetings were facilitated by Se...