100 Worst Polluters In MN: 3 In Woodbury Area Make List

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MN — Three of the 100 worst greenhouse gas polluters in Minnesota are located in the Woodbury area, according to a new report.

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

LSP’s cogeneration facility in Cottage Grove was ranked as the 22nd-worst greenhouse gas polluter in the state, according to the Star Tribune’s report.

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3M’s global headquarters in Maplewood was named the 47th-worst greenhouse gas polluter, while the 3M Cottage Grove Centre was ranked the 91st-worst by the Star Tribune.

The report ranked Xcel Energy’s Allen S. King coal-fired power plant in Bayport as the fourth-worst greenhouse gas polluter in Minnesota.

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State statutes require Minnesota to its reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2025, based on 2005 levels.

The King coal-fired plant is due to close in 2028, with Xcel planning to replace the more than 500 megawatts of power it generates with wind and solar power, StCroix360.com reported.

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In 2019, 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.

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