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ECSWC is applying for a 10-year permit to add MSW capacity to its currently permitted landfill near Mora while conducting environmental review for the unpermitted areas of its landfill expansion.
Green Plains Fairmont, LLC paid $14,175 for an ethanol spill that lasted four days and contaminated groundwater.
Countless bacteria can be found in land, water, humans, and animals. Most bacteria are beneficial, serving as food for larger organisms and playing critical roles in natural processes such as organic…
Each year, MPCA hires seasonal positions to assist with biological monitoring of streams and wetlands during the summer months.
In Minnesota, commercial entities that produce any amount of hazardous waste are regulated as hazardous-waste "generators."
Resources for wastewater clients.
Information for larger feedlot owners on the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and State Disposal System (SDS) permits for construction and operation permits in Minnesota.
Agropur Inc., doing business as Le Sueur Cheese Company, land applied too much industrial byproduct, resulting in rates of nitrogen and phosphorus that exceeded the allowed limits by more than 10 percent. The violations occurred in 2022, near its cheese production facility in Le Sueur, Minnesota.
The Performance Excellence Network has awarded the MPCA its Excellence Award for the agency's superior operational performance and commitment to continuous improvement.
A successful cleanup of contaminated land along the Cedar River in Austin caps a long history of industrial pollution.
MPCA investigation in 2025 found that Sheldahl Flexible Technologies submitted incorrect permit applications and failed to obtain MPCA approval prior to installing or modifying three pieces of industrial mixing equipment.
MPCA has developed a draft wastewater permit for the MagIron LLC facility near Grand Rapids, Minn. The facility will process former natural iron ore mining waste material into high-grade, low-impurity iron ore concentrate at the site and supply electric arc furnace steelmaking.
Lights, camera, antics! Students at Century College script and produce a fun video as part of their coursework.
Grede Foundry violated the terms of its air permit in 2024, according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency investigation.
Permit addresses the most common causes of contaminated groundwater, including releases of petroleum, volatile organic compounds, and other hazardous substances.
Minnesota’s biosolids PFAS strategy requires all biosolids intended for land application be tested for PFAS before use and response actions based on sample results.
Image Facilities with one or more aboveground storage tank (AST) with a total capacity of one million gallons or more must obtain a major facility…
A dedicated stakeholder advisory group was assembled from sectors that will be affected by PFAS at remediation sites to establish guidance for PFAS investigation and cleanup.
Frequently asked questions about SSTS certification and licensing.
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses using boilers.