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8 things senators took away from the $17.4 million request from Olmsted County
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 29—ROCHESTER — Olmsted County commissioners and staff highlighted plans for reducing solid waste and greenhouse gas emissions Wednesday as state senators made a swing through Southeast ...
Olmsted County ready to test option for dealing with food waste
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMay 3—ROCHESTER — Olmsted County plans to test whether residents are willing to take a few extra steps to eliminate food waste from the approximately 115,000 tons of trash collected each year ...
Not all of Olmsted County's recycled plastics follow the same path
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 22—Hey, Answer Man: I haven't been able to find something out and knowing your vast knowledge on a myriad of subjects, I'm writing to you. Where can I return plastic bags that are not of ...
Olmsted County commissioners to review climate change action plan
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 31—ROCHESTER — A climate-change action plan outlining several activities Olmsted County will take to mitigate and adapt to impacts is up for review Tuesday, Jan. 2. Work on the plan started ...
Olmsted County looks at new approach for addressing environmental topics
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 16—ROCHESTER — Olmsted County commissioners plan to make a decision Tuesday on whether to dismantle the county's environmental commission. Tony Hill, the county's environmental resources ...
Olmsted County cites limited success for legislative priorities
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 7—ROCHESTER — Three of 11 Olmsted County priorities saw success in the Minnesota legislative session, but county legislative and policy analyst Jennifer Berquam said some traction was found ...
Annual Waste-to-Energy Facility open house is Saturday
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoApr. 24—ROCHESTER — Olmsted County's Waste-to-Energy Facility is hosting its annual open house on Saturday. Family-friendly tours will be offered between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on April 27, 2024 ...
Olmsted County food waste test program gets green light for June launch
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 week agoMay 7—ROCHESTER — Nearly 50 people have indicated they have an appetite for finding an alternative way to deal with their food waste. On Tuesday, May 7, Olmsted County commissioners unanimously ...
Olmsted County, Rochester lobbyists dive into the 2024 legislative session
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 17—ROCHESTER — Jennifer Berquam said no two sessions of the Minnesota Legislature are the same. "We're in for another adventure, and we're not sure exactly how it'll turn out," said Olmsted ...
After Oronoco recycling center fire, are lithium-ion batteries a growing hazard?
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMar. 5—ROCHESTER — Jeremiah Watson sees some positives from the fire that broke out at his family-owned recycling center on Feb. 26. No one was hurt. None of the business' facilities or equipment ...
