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Target Corporation penalized for air quality violations in Minnesota

ST. PAUL – Target Corporation has paid a fine and taken corrective actions to ensure that generators at its Brooklyn Park campus and Elk River Data Center are operated according to state requirements.

Beginning in January 2013, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency determined that the company had failed to obtain state air emissions permits for diesel-powered generators that were installed to help provide electricity at both the Brooklyn Park campus and the Elk River Data Center. The company also failed to provide required annual emission reports for the Elk River Data Center and did not provide updated annual emission reports for the Brooklyn Park campus. The company requested meetings with MPCA staff and voluntarily disclosed potential compliance issues.

Some technical miscalculations related to generator usage, in part, caused the company to misreport potential nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. When correctly calculated, the emissions exceeded the threshold at which the company would be required to obtain permits and provide emission reports. The permits and reporting requirements are designed to limit emissions of NOx into the air. NOx, a byproduct of combustion, can cause respiratory problems in people, contribute to acid rain and cause other environmental problems.

Target Corporation has obtained permits required for the generators and has submitted updated emission inventory reports for the years 2010-11 for the Brooklyn Park campus, and for 2008-12 for the Elk River Data Center. It has also paid a $27,500 civil penalty.

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