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October 30, 2026
Eco Living – Feed your pumpkin to livestock to keep it out of the landfill
Leaves along the shore of Comfort Lake in Wyoming, MN
October 20, 2026
Don't let leaves litter lakes

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April 16, 2026
Renville beet processing facility fined $1.15 million for excess hydrogen sulfide emissions
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April 13, 2026
Facility in Solway fined more than $24,000 for air permit violations
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A loon and chick on a lake.
April 10, 2026
Volunteer observers have a keen eye for lake health, MPCA study finds
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April 9, 2026
Dimke Excavating and the National Sports Center each fined more than $13,000 for violations of their construction stormwater permit
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April 9, 2026
Waconia facility fined more than $11,000 for permit violations
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April 7, 2026
MPCA will host public meeting to hear input on proposed dairy expansion near Morris; public comment deadline extended
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April 7, 2026
MPCA drafts wastewater permit for project that combines facilities in Wright County
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A white pickup drives across the ice pulling an ice house behind it.
April 7, 2026
As winters in Minnesota get warmer, the lake ice season is shrinking
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March 31, 2026
MPCA writes draft wastewater permit for project that combines facilities around Zumbrota
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March 30, 2026
City of Duluth reaches settlement with MPCA, DNR on 2024 fish kill

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