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During the permitting process for a facility, the MPCA will determine whether to require a cumulative impacts analysis.A cumulative impacts analysis provides a comprehensive look at all burdens that…
The MPCA is leading multiple initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today announced per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in groundwater at 59 closed landfills in 41 counties. Fifteen closed landfills have PFAS contamination that exceeds state health-based guidance values by at least 10 times.
In most of Minnesota’s livestock-dense counties, feedlot oversight is a cooperative effort between the MPCA and county government.
Three new reports by the MPCA show that lakes and streams in the Rainy River - Rainy Lake and Lower Rainy River watersheds have few impairments, but must be protected to ensure continued world-class recreational opportunities and wilderness experiences.
Two small creeks in the Nemadji River watershed are cleaner, and some fish have returned, after restoration work that the MPCA took part in.
$5.5 million grant from the U.S. EPA will help three Minnesota school districts partially electrify their bus fleets.
Minnesota has revised state water quality standards to incorporate a tiered aquatic life use (TALU) framework for rivers and streams.
Conditionally exempt facilities do not need an air quality permit if they follow specific requirements.
The MPCA has begun work to implement a groundbreaking new law to remedy Minnesotans’ disproportionate exposure to pollutants.
Answers to frequently asked questions about compliance and MPCA's enforcement of environmental rules in Minnesota.
The MPCA tested for PFAS in groundwater at 102 of the 111 sites in the Closed Landfill Program and found that 98% of the assessed facilities have PFAS contamination.
The MPCA regulates both underground and aboveground commercial storage tanks above a certain size that hold petroleum or hazardous liquids.