Area C: The overlooked Ford site
Did you know that Ford Motor Company owns a hazardous waste dump right on the river's edge in the middle of St. Paul? FMR has been a longtime advocate to clean up this site. As the process ramps up in the coming months, we'll need you to join us in taking action. >>
Ford Area C updates email list
Sign up for updates, including public meeting announcements about Ford Area C. >>
KSTP TV: Ford site cleanup ‘top priority’ for neighbors [video]
Our river corridor director Colleen O'Connor Toberman gave KSTP reporters a tour of Ford Area C to explain why so many in the metro area are calling for thorough cleanup of the toxic riverfront dump site. >>
Area C community meeting draws crowds and questions
At a recent community meeting, 150 residents gathered to hear about the history and future of Area C, the Ford Motor Company's hazardous waste pile sitting on the floodplain in St. Paul. Out of the many questions raised, one in particular didn't have a clear answer: Will anyone make Ford clean up its mess on the Mississippi River? >>
Ford Area C (video)
In this video, we take you to Ford Area C, Ford's toxic riverfront dumpsite in St. Paul. You’ll see the Mississippi lapping at the dumpsite’s edge. What pollution remains there? How much is leaching into our river? We still don’t know enough. >>
Submit questions to the MPCA public meeting on Ford Area C
Thank you to everyone who submitted questions for the MPCA's February 20 meeting on Ford Area C!
The presentation and Q+A will be published after the meeting, and we'll share that information with everyone on our Area C email list.
To read more about Ford Area C, visit fmr.org/ford, or the MPCA's page about the site.
A brief history of the Ford Area C dumpsite
While many articles (and even a movie) look back at the life of Twin Cities Ford Assembly Plant, not many focus on Area C. In fact, most stories about the Ford plant don't even mention it. So we've put together a basic timeline about this floodplain dumpsite to lend some historical context. >>
Join us Feb. 20 at the Ford Area C dumpsite community meeting
Area C is Ford Motor Company's unpermitted floodplain dumpsite. Join us February 20 to learn more about this large riverfront site's past, present and future. >>
Ford Area C dumpsite community information meeting
Thursday, February 20, 2020 join FMR at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency-hosted community meeting about Ford Area C, the hazardous waste dumpsite on the riverfront just north of Hidden Falls Park in St. Paul. >>
Mississippi River conversation with Rep. Pinto (Special focus on Ford Area C dumpsite)
Thursday, January 9, 2020 join State Representative Dave Pinto (64B) and FMR Executive Director Whitney Clark for "Mississippi River Round-Up: understanding our impact on the river and the river’s impact on our communities." >>