The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) says it continues to have concerns about emissions levels at the EMR Northern Metal Recycling auto shredding plant in Minneapolis.
An article from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune says the regulatory agency has contacted a district judge regarding the alleged violations. The MPCA says it has been measuring the emissions with several monitors, including one equipped with a camera.
The agency says the emissions levels should be addressed “even if that means reducing or ending operations,” according to the news report.
An attorney representing EMR Northern Metal is quoted as responding, “MPCA’s response is a desperate attempt to excuse its judicially recognized noncompliance with the air emissions rules and protocols.”
The shredding plant has been the target of air quality concerns for the agency, some neighboring property owners and environmental advocates since before it began operating in 2009, according to the Star-Tribune.
Northern Metal has subsequently complained to the same district court that the MPCA “has unfairly singled out its facility” during the past several years.
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