POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY:
An Inventory of Its Ashland Petroleum Company Files at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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| Creator: |
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
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| Title: | Ashland Petroleum Company Files. |
| Dates: | 1991-1997. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | The records, which include correspondence, fact sheets, legislation, meeting agendas and minutes,
newspaper and magazine clippings, testimony and citizen comments, reports, and numerous legal documents, mainly cover the
six meetings, with background research materials, and negotiations for and final content of the August stipulation. There
are also materials about the subsequent private lawsuit. |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet (18 folders in partial box). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
In 1989, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency [PCA] issued a request for response action against the Ashland Petroleum Company
to investigate an alleged oil spill, air quality violation, and soil and water contamination at its refinery site in St. Paul Park.
Six meetings (October 14, 1993, January 18, June 16, and September 14, 1994, January 24 and September 27, 1995) were held to discuss
and provide information regarding the pollution problems and clean-up. The meetings were facilitated by Senator Leonard K. Price and
attended by city administrators, attorneys, concerned citizens, and PCA and Ashland representatives. This was an ad hoc group; it was
not mandated by the Legislature or the PCA. The PCA reached a stipulation agreement with Ashland in August 1995. However, twenty-one
residents of the nearby communities filed suit against the company in December 1995.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Ashland Petroleum Company Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 2003-63
Processing Information:
Processed by: Debbie Sher and Charles Rodgers, May 2003
Catalog ID number: 990017381310104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 118.H.9.9B | | Correspondence, fact sheets, legislative bills, 1991-1992. |
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| | Correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles relating to chemical sensitivities, 1991-1996. |
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| | Petroleum Cleanup Cost Containment, Report to the Legislature, January 1993. |
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| | Minnesota Pollution Control meeting minutes, June 22, 1993. |
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| | Draft Closure Permit for Ashland Petroleum Company, July 1993. |
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| | Correspondence, fact sheets, citizen lawsuit, meeting minutes, agenda, 1993. |
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| | Air quality meeting minutes, January 18, 1994. |
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| | St. Paul Park Citizen Advisory Panel, participant list, citizen comments, March 3, 1994. |
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| | Meeting minutes, agenda, June 16, 1994. |
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| | Minnesota Pollution Control meeting minutes, June 28, 1994. |
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| | Inter-agency strategy meeting, September 9, 1994. |
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| | Meeting minutes, agenda, September 14, 1994. |
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| | Correspondence, testimony, news articles, 1995. |
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| | Ashland Petroleum lawsuit, news articles, 1995. |
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| | Meeting minutes, correspondence, fact sheets, news articles, January 24, 1995. |
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| | Meeting minutes, agenda, September 27, 1995. |
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Air -- Pollution -- Minnesota.
- Citizen suits (Civil procedure) -- Minnesota.
- Liability for oil pollution damages -- Minnesota.
- Oil pollution of soils -- Minnesota.
- Oil pollution of water -- Minnesota.
- Oil spills -- Claims -- Minnesota.
- Petroleum refineries -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul Park.
- Persons:
- Price, Leonard R.
- Organizations:
- Ashland Petroleum Company.
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