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Collaboration and engagement have been keys to progress in the St. Louis River AOC.
The Duluth Urban Area Watershed is a focused geographic area designed to recognize the complexity and challenges in an urban center with a water-rich environment. It is defined by a series of small watersheds that are portions of three major watersheds.
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.
Minnesota rules require many facilities that produce air emissions to conduct performance testing.
Protecting and restoring water quality is one of the MPCA's core areas of focus.
The Snake River begins its 50-mile course in Marshall County and drains an area of 611,800 acres. The Snake River Watershed lies within Marshall, Polk, and Pennington Counties in NW Minnesota.
The Wild Rice River begins its course at Mud Lake in Minnesota's Clearwater County, and flows largely to the west through Norman and Mahnomen counties.
Under the federal Clean Water Act, states must designate beneficial uses for all waters and develop water quality standards to protect each use.
DENCO II LLC failed a stack test in April, 2024, that showed that the facility exceeded its permit limit for particulate matter by more than 170%.
The MPCA issued a new air quality permit for this manufacturing facility in White Bear Township.
Information for cannabis growers and processors to understand environmental regulations and permits that may apply to their businesses.
The MPCA monitors and assesses lakes around the state to determine if they meet water quality standards.
The MPCA added three bodies of water to the impaired waters list for PFAS contamination. Which are they? How did they get polluted? And how much PFAS does it take to contaminate a body of water?
The MPCA invites the public and manufacturers to provide comments on the reporting and fees rule for products containing PFAS.
Minnesota's law relating to the collection and recycling of video display devices ("televisions" and "computer monitors") sold to households/consumers was signed into law in May 2007.
Waterways in the northeastern part of the state are generally in better condition than those in the southern, central, and western regions.
Implementing water quality standards come with tangible costs and benefits. Costs such as taxes to residents, regulated parties, and communities help achieve benefits such as increased property values, tourism, and protecting human health.
Warming temperatures and increased rains caused by climate change continue to have real impacts on farms across Minnesota. Our agriculture industry will also play an important role in reducing the amount climate change causing pollution we produce as a state.
Pig’s Eye Dump in Saint Paul has been slated for cleanup and restoration.
During the 2023 legislative session, legislators passed more than a dozen funding and policy proposals to address food waste, organics, recycling market development, and wood waste.