Search
Increasing organics collection and processing infrastructure is necessary to meet statewide recycling goals
Minnesota’s air currently meets all federal air quality standards. However, even levels of air pollution below the standards can affect people’s health, including levels currently found in parts of Minnesota.
Cumulative impacts are the combined effects of current and past pollution and other stressors and how they impact the health, well-being, and quality of life of residents in those communities. The cumulative effects process is how we in Minnesota account for and begin to correct environmental injustices.
PolyMet Mining plans to develop a mine and processing plant to extract copper, nickel, and precious metals.
Environmental information and resources for the biochar industry.
Image The goal of the MPCA's regulatory programs covering hazardous substances and solid waste is to prevent contamination of land, water, and air by…
The MPCA issued a new air quality permit for this manufacturing facility in White Bear Township.
Failed to properly operate its wastewater treatment facility for the River Park housing development in Oronoco, Minnesota, from Aug.-Dec 2023 before connecting to the newly constructed Oronoco wastewater treatment plant.
MPCA investigation found that Heron Lake BioEnergy LLC exceeded its permitted limits of particulate matter (PM) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) at its plant in Jackson County.
Grede Foundry violated the terms of its air permit in 2024, according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency investigation.
The capped emission permit is designed for non-complex facilities that do not require site-specific permit conditions.
The MPCA provides technical assistance and training to help permitted facilities and regulated communities meet environmental requirements. The agency works cooperatively with permitted facilities to…
Findings underscore need to reduce use of “forever chemicals”
Completed rulemaking for changes to reporting requirements for hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
Chrome-plating facility in St. Louis Park is the alleged source of pollution in local lakes.
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses that paint, coat, or strip surfaces.
Permit applications must include detailed emissions calculations to help determine which permit type or permit amendment is needed.
Pretreatment by commercial facilities and other non-domestic wastewater sources removes harmful pollutants before the wastewater is discharged to a municipal sewer system. The U.S. EPA has delegated MPCA the authority to approve pretreatment programs at the local level and oversee statewide pretreatment activities.
Every Minnesotan — regardless of income, race, ethnicity, color, or national origin — has the right to healthy air, sustainable lands, clean water, and a better climate.
Cleveland-Cliffs owns the Minorca Mine northeast of Virginia, Minnesota. The mine’s two taconite mining pits are about one mile southeast of the plant.