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Carver County and Valley Paving Inc. failed to properly install and maintain erosion and sediment controls during a highway safety improvement project in the fall 2022 and spring 2023 near Watertown, Minn. This caused significant erosion and sediment to impact several area surface waters.
The MPCA fined Caledonia feedlot owner Mike Ingvalson $10,000 for multiple violations related to improper manure application and discharges as well as an unpermitted building.
Three members of MN GreenCorps worked through the Minneapolis Public Schools' free meal box program to promote waste reduction and recycling.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, or sex in administration of its programs or activities, and, MPCA does not intimidate or retaliate against any individual or group because they have exercised their rights to participate in actions protected, or oppose actions prohibited, by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7, or for the purpose of interfering with such rights.
The Regional Haze Rule requires states to improve visibility in our nation's national parks and wildernesses (Class I areas) and restore them to natural visibility conditions by 2064.
Question and answer session with Lisa Weidemann, a community affairs specialist with the MPCA, about her work with the agency.
The MPCA is planning new rules governing air quality. The main purpose is to adopt new rules to implement and govern regulation of facilities that emit air toxics.
Profile of Karl Scheuer, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program
A transport truck released fugitive lime dust that drifted and deposited on area school playground equipment, vehicles, and vegetation near its paper production facility in International Falls, Minn., in October 2023.
Recycling materials into new products benefits both our environment and our economy.
We Are Water MN travels to Leech Lake, where Raining White works to protect and restore manoomin, or wild rice.
The AQI was developed to provide a simple, uniform way to report daily air quality conditions.
Septic system owners are responsible for system maintenance. Properly maintaining a septic system will extend its life.
What an organization buys, who it buys from, and how it uses the goods and services once bought is a reflection of the organization's values. Sustainable purchasing policies shows a commitment to…
The MPCA is working with the city of Minneapolis to identify sources of air pollution in North Minneapolis and find strategies to reduce emissions.
Minnesota has a growing salty water problem that threatens its freshwater fish and other aquatic life. Chloride from both de-icing salt and water softener salt gets into lakes and streams, and…
The MPCA Brownfield Program is a fee-for-service program that provides assistance to promote the investigation, cleanup, and redevelopment of property that is contaminated with petroleum and hazardous substances.
The Performance Excellence Network has awarded the MPCA its Excellence Award for the agency's superior operational performance and commitment to continuous improvement.
Heartland Corn Products failed emission stack tests in November 2021 and February 2022 for volatile organic compounds and particulates at its ethanol production facility in Winthrop, Minn.
Protecting and restoring water quality is one of the MPCA's core areas of focus.