Historic firsts, foundry pollution
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| Two justices mark historic firsts with their installations to Minnesota's Supreme Court
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The Minnesota Supreme Court marked a set of historic firsts as Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and Associate Justice Karl Procaccini were formally installed to their posts Monday afternoon during a ceremony fittingly held at the History Center.
Hudson is the first person of color to lead the court. Procaccini is the first person of Muslim faith — he converted to Islam before marriage — to sit on the court. Both were appointed to their roles by Gov. Tim Walz in August and took their initial oaths via signature in early October. | |
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| East Phillips residents press regulators to close foundry
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Residents of a south Minneapolis neighborhood gathered in an overflowing meeting room Monday to demand the immediate closure of an iron foundry after federal regulators found that it was emitting excessive amounts of pollution. They also pressed for answers from state regulators about why they didn’t take action sooner.
A surprise Environmental Protection Agency inspection of the Smith Foundry in May uncovered cracks in ductwork and missing pollution control equipment, which the EPA alleges resulted in elevated levels of fine particulate matter fouling the air in East Phillips, a diverse neighborhood that’s home to many Dakota and Ojibwe people. | |
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