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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Oakdale PFAS project would divert water around former 3M dump
State officials are accepting comments on the environmental impacts of a project proposed by 3M Corp. to collect surface water upstream of a dump in Oakdale in order to reduce polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in stormwater discharge from the site. The Abresch Disposal Site is the largest of three former disposal locations that comprise the Oakdale Disposal Site, a state and federal Superfund site. 3M is working with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to remediate soil and groundwater at the site. The project is proposed to further reduce PFAS impacts to stormwater discharge from the site, according to an environmental review of the project. The proposed project would collect surface water upstream of the site and divert it to a three-acre flood-retention basin, where water would then be reintroduced into the natural flow of the watershed, according to the environmental assessment worksheet. A three-quarter-mile conveyance pipe would bypass the Abresch Disposal Site, thus bypassing PFAS detected within the site, according to the EAW. 'This would reduce the discharge of PFAS in surface water and improve downstream surface water quality in the Twin Cities east metropolitan area,' the EAW states. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting comments until 4:30 p.m. June 26 on the EAW. A copy of the EAW is available on the project page of the DNR website; a print copy may be requested by calling 651-259-5522. The EAW is also available for public review at the Oakdale Library, the DNR Library and the Minneapolis Central Library. 'An absolute privilege': Darts President Ann Bailey offers advice, reflects on 10 years in Dakota County aging services Mahtomedi school board adds second referendum question to fall ballot Forest Lake detours begin as MnDOT undertakes $17M Highway 97 reconstruction project Forest Lake School Board hears input on possible contentious policy changes artOPENer Studio Tour hits 19 St. Croix Valley stops Comments on the EAW must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. June 26. Email comments should be sent to with '3M surface water diversion' in the subject line. Comments can be mailed to Becky Horton, EAW Project Manager, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 500 Lafayette Road, Box 25, St. Paul, MN 55155-4025. Anyone providing a mailing address or submitting comments via email will receive a copy of the subsequent decision document, which will include responses to comments, according to the DNR. Because all comments and related information are part of the public record for the environmental review, commenters' names and email or postal addresses will be published and publicly available as they appear in the materials commenters submit.
Sunday World
28-05-2025
- Sunday World
Kinahan Cartel chief Sean McGovern extradited from UAE on Irish military jet
A European Arrest Warrant (EAW) was issued in April 2022 by the High Court for McGovern to face criminal charges here. Sean McGovern and David Byrne who died in the Regency attack Kinahan cartel gangster Sean McGovern is on his way back to Ireland on a military plane from Dubai after dramatic developments occurred in the Gulf State in the last number of days. 'There has been major developments in this case in the Middle East, - Mr McGovern is on his way home ' a source has revealed. The Irish Air Corps flight needs to take at least two stops on the way to Dublin. Gardaí believe that Drimnagh man McGovern is Daniel Kinahan's right-hand man, and the US Treasury Department has claimed he "sells multi-kilogramme quantities of cocaine" on behalf of the cartel. He has been held in a prison in Dubai since his arrest last October and he had previously launched a series of legal challenges to the extradition process. He is also wanted on organised crime charges in this jurisdiction. His original detention came after protracted consultation between An Garda Síochána, Interpol and police and justice authorities in Dubai and Ireland. A European Arrest Warrant (EAW) was issued in April 2022 by the High Court for McGovern to face criminal charges here. UAE authorities did not act on the warrant, but a formal request from the Department of Justice to the UAE equivalent were later issued. McGovern's original arrest was seen by gardaí as a test case for the planned arrest and eventual extradition of cartel leader Kinahan on criminal charges. Sources say McGovern's arrest has been a "major breakthrough" in garda efforts to take down the senior leadership of the cartel. Since 2022, garda efforts have been concentrated on McGovern's extradition because, unlike the Kinahan leadership, he is facing criminal charges. Sean McGovern, pictured with his partner Anita Freeman Gardai want to charge him with the murder of Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan (62) was shot six times as he sat in his car on December 22, 2016 at St Ronan's Drive, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. He is believed to have been targeted because of perceived links to members of the Hutch family who were at war with the Kinahan cartel at the time. McGovern, a convicted drug dealer suffered minor injuries after he was shot during the Regency Hotel bloodbath in February, 2016, when his gang was attacked by the Hutch gang. He has been named in the Special Criminal Court by Detective Superintendent David Gallagher while giving evidence in the trial of Michael Crotty, who is accused of facilitating the murder of Noel Kirwan in 2016 by buying a mobile phone top-up for Sean McGovern. He has also been identified by the US sanctions against the Kinahan Organised Crime Group.n the US Treasury sanctions document McGovern connections with the Kinahan Organised Crime Group are laid out. Sean McGovern and David Byrne who died in the Regency attack They claimed that he was involved with a cover company being used by the gang to launder money. McGovern 'was designated for materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Daniel Kinahan'. The document alleged that McGovern: 'is Daniel Kinahan's advisor and closest confidant, and evidence indicates that all dealings with Daniel Kinahan go through Sean McGovern. Sean McGovern also has managed communications on behalf of Daniel Kinahan, and he sells multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine'.
Irish Independent
28-05-2025
- Irish Independent
Kinahan Cartel lieutenant Sean McGovern being extradited from UAE to Ireland
'There has been major developments in this case in the Middle East, - Mr McGovern is on his way home,' a source told the Irish Independent. The Irish Air Corps flight needs to take at least two stops on the way to Dublin. Gardaí believe that Drimnagh man McGovern is Daniel Kinahan's right-hand man, and the US Treasury Department has claimed he "sells multi-kilogramme quantities of cocaine" on behalf of the cartel. He has been held in a prison in Dubai since his arrest last October and he had previously launched a series of legal challenges to the extradition process. He is also wanted on organised crime charges in this jurisdiction. His original detention came after protracted consultation between An Garda Síochána, Interpol and police and justice authorities in Dubai and Ireland. A European Arrest Warrant (EAW) was issued in April 2022 by the High Court for McGovern to face criminal charges here. UAE authorities did not act on the warrant, but a formal request from the Department of Justice to the UAE equivalent was later issued. McGovern's original arrest was seen by gardaí as a test case for the planned arrest and eventual extradition of cartel leader Kinahan on criminal charges. Sources say McGovern's arrest has been a "major breakthrough" in garda efforts to take down the senior leadership of the cartel. Since 2022, garda efforts have been concentrated on McGovern's extradition because, unlike the Kinahan leadership, he is facing criminal charges. Gardai want to charge him with the murder of Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan (62) who was shot six times as he sat in his car on December 22, 2016 at St Ronan's Drive, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. He is believed to have been targeted because of perceived links to members of the Hutch family who were at war with the Kinahan cartel at the time. McGovern, a convicted drug dealer, suffered minor injuries after he was shot during the Regency Hotel bloodbath in February, 2016, when his gang was attacked by the Hutch gang. He has been named in the Special Criminal Court by Detective Superintendent David Gallagher while giving evidence in the trial of Michael Crotty, who is accused of facilitating the murder of Noel Kirwan in 2016 by buying a mobile phone top-up for Sean McGovern. He has also been identified by the US sanctions against the Kinahan Organised Crime Group. In the US Treasury sanctions document, McGovern connections with the Kinahan Organised Crime Group are laid out. They claimed that he was involved with a cover company being used by the gang to launder money. McGovern 'was designated for materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Daniel Kinahan'. The document alleged that McGovern: 'is Daniel Kinahan's advisor and closest confidant, and evidence indicates that all dealings with Daniel Kinahan go through Sean McGovern. Sean McGovern also has managed communications on behalf of Daniel Kinahan, and he sells multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine'.
Irish Examiner
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
Ireland faces court action over EU hate crime and cyber laws
Ireland has been given two months to implement separate EU laws on hate speech, cyber security, and cross-border arrests or face being hauled before the European Court of Justice. In addition to legal action on these three EU laws, the European Commission has also started formal proceedings against Ireland for failing to correctly transpose a directive on landfills. In a statement, the European Commission detailed three laws that it says Ireland has failed to implement and has sent 'reasoned opinions' to the Government saying it has two months to address the issues or, potentially, be taken to court. The three laws are: Council Framework Decision from 2008 on combating racism and xenophobia by criminal laws, in particular provisions on public incitement to hatred and the denial of the Holocaust and other international crimes; Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2), which members states had to transpose into law by October 17, 2024 in order to bolster cyber security across the EU, including in critical sectors; European Arrest Warrant (EAW), the cross-border arrest procedure allowing for the surrender of people wanted by authorities to face charges, or sentences, for crimes. In the statement, the commission said it sent letters of 'formal notice' to Ireland in 2024 on hate crime, as well as Finland in 2021 and 2023. It said Ireland had transposed some measures after the commission sent its notice. But it said Ireland had still failed to implement provisions relating to 'criminalising the public incitement to violence or hatred' or the 'condoning, denial or gross trivialisation of international crimes and the Holocaust'. The second case involves the revised NIS directive, with Ireland being one of 19 EU member states to receive the warning from the commission. The commission said this 2022 directive had to be fully implemented by last October and that this would improve the resilience and incident response capacities of public bodies and private companies providing critical services — from digital services to water treatment and from energy to transport. The directive on the EAW relates to certain provisions which haven't been transposed into law. It said the commission initially wrote to Ireland in October 2020 and again in July 2024. In each of these cases, it said Ireland had two months to respond and take the necessary measures. 'Otherwise, the commission may decide to refer the cases to the Court of Justice of the European Union,' the statement said. On NIS2, the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications said: 'While Ireland did not meet the transposition deadline of October 17, 2024 for the NIS2 Directive, it was not alone in this regard. "Most EU Member States did not meet the transposition deadline, with the majority indicating it would be this year before national legislation would be fully in place. "It is however important to note significant work has been completed and is ongoing regarding the transposition of the NIS2 Directive into Irish law.' On the landfill directive, it said the department was reviewing the commission's letter and would engage with other departments and authorities and reply within the timeframe provided. The Department of Justice was contacted in relation to the other directives.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
EAW not needed for regional training facility
The Scott County Board of Commissioners made a negative declaration today (March 27) on the need for an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the SCALE Regional Public Safety Training Facility in Jordan. Scott County staff recommended this action due to their finding that an EAW was not warranted for this project, and that any potential environmental impacts will be adequately addressed through existing regulations for surface water protection, by design for lead recovery, by lighting design, by noise attenuation measures, and by the physical location of the tower. The negative declaration was also due, in part, to the recognition that the Wildlife Refuge already allows shooting within its borders for several hunting seasons.
