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The EPA's letter to MDH, MDA and the MPCA comes after more than 10 environmental advocacy organizations requested that the agency exercise its emergency powers under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
An environmental report recently obtained by 5 INVESTIGATES shows the chemical benzene — which is known to cause cancer — was detected in the groundwater at levels nearly 75 times higher than what’s allowed under state health standards.
Environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying nitrate in the groundwater in southeast Minnesota’s karst region — largely from fertilizer and manure applied to crop land — poses an imminent danger to human health.
A hearing will be held at 7 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the Lake Andrew Town Hall.
A hearing will be held at 7 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the Lake Andrew Town Hall.