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With Little or No Snow Cover, Jack Frost May Be Nipping at Your Septic System
It’s beginning to look a lot like potential problems for rural septic systems this holiday season.
Comments Invited on Proposed Swine Facility Expansion in Steele County
Written comments need to be received by Jan. 11, 2012.
MPCA Seeks Comments on Water Quality Improvement Report for St. Croix River
The public comment period runs through Jan. 11, 2012.
MPCA Will Host Dec. 14 Public Meeting on Perham Incinerator Expansion
The meeting will be Dec. 14, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Perham City Hall.
Looking for Signs of an Improving Economy? Check Your Trash Bin.
Disposal of trash is up in Minnesota, and that’s a small, but good, sign that the state’s economy is growing.
Corn Plus Ethanol Facility in Winnebago Will Pay $310,000 Environmental Penalty
The violations were discovered through on-site inspections and through analysis of monitoring data.
MPCA Enforcement Actions Total Nearly $690,000 in Third Quarter of 2011
The cases occurred at facilities in 26 counties throughout Minnesota.
Comments Invited on Expansion of Egg Farm in Sibley County
Central Boiler Agrees to $22,000 Penalty, is Taking Actions to Settle Alleged Air Permit, Reporting Violations
The alleged violations occurred during 2001 and 2009 at its facility in Greenbush, Minn.
Water Quality Violations Cost Long Prairie Packing Co. $52,000
The alleged violations occurred between fall 2009 and spring 2010 at the company’s facility in Long Prairie, Minn.
MPCA Seeks Comments on Northern Metals Environmental Assessment
Comments on the EAW will be accepted through Dec. 14.
MPCA Begins Accepting Applications for $350,000 in Clean Diesel Grant Funding
Applications must be received by Dec. 22, 2011, and projects must be completed by Aug. 31, 2012.
MPCA Releases Report on Pollution in Carver, Bevens Creeks
Comments must be received in writing at the MPCA office by Dec. 14.
MPCA Invites Comments on Water Quality Improvement Report for Streams in Zumbro River Watershed
Comments will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 23.
Petroleum-Contaminated Soils to be Removed from Former Northwest Refinery Site in New Brighton
The site is part of the city’s New Brighton Exchange redevelopment project.
Test Drive an All-Electric Vehicle
Drive Electric Minnesota helps get Minnesota ready for electric vehicles.
MPCA Approves Next Step of Keetac Permitting
The Keetac facility still needs two more permits relating to wetlands, one from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and one from the MPCA.
MPCA Releases 3 Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Reports
The reports are for the Little Fork, Pomme de Terre and Sauk River watersheds.
Current Information on the MPCA's Permitting Process
Working together we are showing that timely permits, job growth and a clean environment can happen all at once in Minnesota.
MPCA Investigating Detection of PFCs in Groundwater at 3M Woodbury Site
A new round of groundwater sampling has been conducted in residential wells near the 3M Woodbury dump site.
Very Unhealthy Levels of Pollution Detected Overnight Near BWCA Fire Have Dropped, but MPCA Continues to Urge People to Exercise Caution
Air pollution in the very unhealthy category has the potential to cause significant aggravation of existing heart or lung diseases, particularly among children and the elderly.
Reduce Exposure if You Smell Smoke or See Haze, MPCA Advises
The smoke and ash are from the Pagami Creek fire which has expanded significantly in the last week.
If There’s Smoke, Ash Falling Where You Are, Take Precautions, MPCA Advises
MPCA Reissues Permit for Rice County Landfill
The reissued permit is valid for five years and covers the facility's mixed municipal solid waste and demolition waste disposal areas.
MPCA Seeks Comments on Revised Water Quality Improvement Report for Little Rock Lake
This second public comment period begins Sept. 12, and continues through Oct. 12, 2011.
