ST.PAUL, Minn. – An Albert Lea company that operates convenience stores has been slammed with a $33,000 fine for pollution violations. The Freeborn County Cooperative Oil Company was cited by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for outdated equipment. Standards in place since 2019 were still being ignored this April, the agency sid. These locations were cited:
> Adams: 14 East Main Street.
> Albert Lea: 1820 Margaretha Street.
> Albert Lea: 302 East Clark Street.
> Alden: 125 Northstar Road.
> Austin: 21604 State Highway 56.
> Freeborn: 105 Fifth Street.
> Hayward: 21113 810th Avenue.