100 Worst Polluters In MN: 2 Rosemount Plants Make The List

ROSEMOUNT, MN — Two of the 100 worst greenhouse gas polluters in Minnesota are located in Rosemount, according to a new report.

The Star Tribune Wednesday published a story that documents the 100 worst greenhouse gas polluters in the state.

Here are the Rosemount plants that made the list was:

• KOCH INDUSTRIES' FLINT HILLS RESOURCES PINE BEND REFINERY: 3.9 million metric tons of CO2 emissions (Refinery)
• SKB INDUSTRIAL WASTE LANDFILL: 598,526 metric tons of CO2 emissions (Landfill)

In 2019 alone, Minnesota's 100 worst polluters added 40 million metric tons of greenhouse gases into Earth's atmosphere, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

See the entire list at the Star Tribune.