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Rosemount plant must install new equipment to address pollution EPA found violations at Spectro Alloys Corp., a metal recycling facility. May 6, 2021 3:46pm Text size Copy shortlink:
A south metro smelting plant must install new equipment after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found violations related to air pollution there since late 2019.
For years, residents living near the Rosemount facility have complained of a chlorine smell, a metallic taste and a blue-green haze, with some saying they couldn t be outside at times due to the acrid air. They worried it was harmful to their health. There s obviously concerns, said resident Gary Dion at a Rosemount City Council work session Tuesday. [Residents] are not just making it up.