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MPCA monitoring fuel spill near St. Paul s Battle Creek None of the contents of a punctured freight car reached Pig s Eye Lake. July 20, 2021 7:34pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Officials from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) are continuing to monitor a St. Paul stream where hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel leaked from a freight train last week.
On July 13, Canadian Pacific Railway reported that a locomotive was punctured by a braking device in its rail yard in Pig s Eye Regional Park. The company said between 360 and 720 gallons of fuel spilled, according to Andrea Cournoyer, assistant director of communications for the MPCA.
St. Paul makes Juneteenth a paid city holiday July 14, 2021 6:48pm Text size Copy shortlink:
St. Paul city employees will get extra paid time off each year after the City Council on Wednesday approved changes to union contracts that listed Juneteenth as the 11th city holiday.
The city officially joined a growing number of employers across the country who, in the wake of George Floyd s killing, started recognizing June 19 as a day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter last month established Juneteenth as a city holiday. Staff received paid time off and many city facilities closed to honor and celebrate the history, memory and culture of African American people, and the societal impact that has reverberated to all people in our community and beyond, Carter said in a proclamation at the time.