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An iron foundry in south Minneapolis is facing scrutiny after a federal inspection in May found violations of both federal and state pollution regulations. Now, local activists and neighbors are pressuring state and federal regulators to step in.
Minnesota's top pollution authority is casting doubt on the accuracy of an EPA report that found years of Clean Air Act violations at an iron foundry in South Minneapolis. Katrina Kessler, commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, said in an interview Monday that the state has no evidence that Smith Foundry sent elevated levels of lung-damaging fine particulate matter into the ...
Residents and visitors involved in the rally called for the Foundry to be shut down, citing EPA records that show the company had been exceeding Minnesota emission limits of particulate matter since 2018 — without notifying the state.
Minnesota regulators have reportedly failed to take legal action against Minneapolis-based Smith Foundry Co., despite at least five years' worth of air emissions violations.
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