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General permit intended for facilities using processes including abrasive blasting, brazing, catalytic or thermal oxidizers, dip tanks, injection molding, resin and gel coating, spraying and coating activities, and welding.
Each year, Minnesotans throw away more than 850,000 tons of recyclables, worth around $153 million. Here's how we're reducing those numbers in Greater Minnesota.
An inspection in 2024 discovered multiple violations at this site in , including failure to conduct testing of tank systems that prevent leaks and corrosion and a broken gauge used in tank leak detection tests.
New Flyer of America, a bus assembly plant in Saint Cloud, paid $12,112.50 for hazardous waste violations.
Bagnado, a 25-foot-tall spinning tornado of plastic bags, will return to Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair
Answers to questions frequently asked by municipalities about management of contaminated sediments in stormwater collection systems that they own and operate.
Failed emissions performance stack tests on two boilers in the fall of 2023 at its sugar beet processing facility in Moorhead, Minnesota.
During a residential construction project in Franklin Township in 2024, Capstone Homes and Arnt Construction failed to properly manage construction stormwater activities.
An MPCA investigation determined David Heinonen of Grand Rapids filled in 3,200 square feet of wetland near Horsehead Lake in Itasca County without prior approval and engaged in unpermitted construction activities on 1.57 acres on the shore of Horsehead Lake.
The MPCA fined Regions Hospital $100,000 for improperly disposing of infectious waste in its mixed municipal solid waste in 2024.
MPCA investigation determined Derek Vekich committed stormwater and wetland violations in 2024.
Septic tank installation fees and system abandonment
Minnesota GreenCorps members serving with the City of Minneapolis developed a mini-course for residents about responsible use of deicing salt.
Some Minnesota companies are helping expand the use of recycled materials in the state, thanks to market development grants from the MPCA.
East Side Jersey Dairy Inc., doing business as Prairie Farms Dairy Inc., had several liquid sugar spills they failed to report to the Minnesota Duty Officer in 2022 and 2023. The spills created a potential for harm to the environment and aquatic life had they reached wetlands near the company’s facility in Woodbury, Minnesota.
Central Specialties Inc., based in Alexandria, violated several air permit conditions between 2021 and 2023 for its mobile hot-mix asphalt facility stationed at various locations around the state. Violations included failing to properly maintain pollution control equipment and inadequate recordkeeping and reporting.
Information will support the phase out of nonessential use of “forever chemicals” in Minnesota
A successful cleanup of contaminated land along the Cedar River in Austin caps a long history of industrial pollution.
MPCA seeks public comment on a proposed air permit for the U.S. Steel Keetac mining facility in Keewatin, Minn.
An MPCA investigation found violations related to construction of a home on Schwappauff Lake, near the town of Greenfield in Hennepin County.