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Join us Feb. 20, 2020 at the Ford Area C dumpsite community meeting

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

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January 9, 2020

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

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January 9, 2020

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)

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January 6, 2020

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." >>

Solar on the Area C dumpsite? Sounds great ... at first

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

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December 6, 2019

The redevelopment plan for the Ford site on St. Paul's river bluff calls for renewable energy. That sounds great, but a small part of the plan includes building a solar array on top of the Area C hazardous waste dump on the river floodplain. With the dump undergoing further study about risks and remediation, could adding infrastructure further complicate potential cleanup? >>

Word about riverfront dumpsite, Area C, starting to spread

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

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November 7, 2019

From local news articles to word of mouth, Ford Motor Company's toxic waste dump on the St. Paul river floodplain, known as Area C, is gaining more attention. As community awareness grows, so does pressure on Ford and state agencies to study the dumpsite more closely to consider cleanup options. >>

Ford Area C updates email list

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September 1, 2019

Sign up to be an FMR River Guardian and to receive updates on the Ford Area C dumpsite along the Mississippi River in St. Paul. Read more

Shrubs and trees, green with summer growth, cover a small walking area that is the Ford Area C dumpsite. High above, the smokestack from the old Ford plant peeks through a break in the canopy.

St. Paul approves Ford site plans without additional parkland

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October 15, 2017

This September, the St. Paul City Council approved the zoning plan for the Ford site, giving the go-ahead to redevelop the 135-acre river-bluff site without requiring additional parkland. But our efforts to expand nearby blufftop parks and address the toxic dump in the floodplain below aren't over yet. >>