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The MPCA issued a new air quality permit for this manufacturing facility in White Bear Township.
Less than three years after Minnesota passed the country's first ban on TCE, a carcinogenic solvent, facilities around the state have removed it from their processes.
Instructions for preparing for and completing the online exam for underground storage tank operator certification.
Create an editable spreadsheet with the information indicated below. Each step in your calculations needs to be clear and easy to follow.Facility informationProvide the facility information listed on…
The MPCA 401 certification fills a unique niche in protecting water quality by applying state water quality standards to projects.
Facilities that produce air emissions can benefit by proposing limits on their own operations to avoid certain types of regulatory requirements. You might accept limits to stay under emission…
Conditionally exempt facilities do not need an air quality permit if they follow specific requirements.
Determine if your facility requires an air permit and, if so, which permit type may be the best fit for your business.
Environmental information and permits that affect metal fabrication and finishing businesses.
Some facilities may have air emissions low enough to qualify as "insignificant," and not be required to have an air permit.
Intense storms of late spring can wash soil and other pollutants into rivers. Producers can use several techniques to protect their soil and water quality.
Businesses face challenges from climate change's impacts, but they can also take steps to reduce their contributions to climate change.
Researchers collect samples of sediment from the bottom of Lake of the Woods in 2024. (Photo courtesy of St. Croix Watershed Research Station) After years of study…
The disposable wipes toolkit includes free, customizable communications resources to help communities inform their residents about the hazards of flushing disposable wipes.
Businesses with low levels of actual emissions can submit a simplified permit application and obtain a registration permit, with greater flexibility to make changes as long as they continue to maintain permit requirements.
3M will use an advanced wastewater treatment system to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its Chemical Operations facility in Cottage Grove.
POET Biorefining-Glenville LLC violated several air permit conditions between 2018 and 2023 at its ethanol production facility in Albert Lea, Minn. The facility emitting more particulate matter and volatile organic compounds than allowed by permit over the course of five years.
The MPCA is working to address environmental concerns at the closed Freeway Landfill, to prevent the buried waste from affecting drinking water and the nearby Minnesota River.
The kind of permit a facility needs depends on how much air pollution the facility could emit based on its equipment or processes.
Environmental information and resources for the biochar industry.