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A 3M Plant in Illinois Was The Country’s Worst Emitter of a Climate-Killing ‘Immortal’ Chemica

A 3M Plant in Illinois Was The Country’s Worst Emitter of a Climate-Killing ‘Immortal’ Chemical in 2021

CORDOVA, Ill.—At a sprawling 3M chemical manufacturing complex here, where the company makes adhesives for Post-it notes, golf clubs and LCD displays, several hundred pounds of a potent climate killer are vented into the atmosphere each day.

The 566-acre facility on the east bank of the Mississippi River, which also makes resins and fluorochemicals, released 73 tons of perfluoromethane (CF4) into the air in 2021, more than any other facility in the country, according to data the company reported to the Environmental Protection Ag ... Read more

Rock Island Police Searching for Fugitive

(Rock Island, Illinois) -- Rock Island Police are searching for a suspect they say is a dangerous fugitive.

Police obtained an arrest warrant on Wednesday, June 16th for 28 year-old Derrick Nephew, Jr., who's facing multiple charges, inc ... Read more

Less than 4% of Styrofoam gets recycled in the US. Here's wh

There are no options for recycling Styrofoam in the Quad Cities area. Instead, it ends up in landfills where it will never break down.

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Cosmetics corporation to add logistics center in Southeast G

LISTEN: Kiss Products' expansion adds to the growing list of economic development projects near Hyundai's planned factory. GPB's Benjamin Payne reports.

Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday that global cosmetics company Kiss Products Inc. ... Read more

3M offers water treatment systems to Cordova area residents

3M offers water treatment systems to Cordova area residents

As part of our continuous efforts to understand our environmental footprint, 3M is sampling drinking water in private wells and public water systems near 3M’s facility in Cordova, Illinois, for the presence of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Initial results from the sampling are being communicated to property owners.

3M wants to minimize the disruption and any confusion sampling results could cause for the communities where ... Read more

3M to discontinue use of ‘forever chemicals’ by end of 2

3M will work to phase out the use of long lasting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its manufacturing and products by the end of 2025, the company announced this week.

PFAS, often called “forever chemicals” because of h ... Read more

Secretary of the Army appoints a new civilian aide from Rapi

Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth swore in Mr. Yves Jean Fontaine as Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Illinois (West) during an investiture ceremony on Dec. 6, 2022, at the Pentagon. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. David Re ... Read more

35th annual Tugfest underway through Saturday

LECLAIRE, Iowa (KWQC) -The annual bi-state competition that features a weekend full of music, great food, family-friendly activities, carnival rides, and the one-and-only tug of war across the Mighty Mississippi is running strong in LeClaire and Port ... Read more

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Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.

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