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Hutchinson Utilities exceeded its permit limit for particulate matter during an air quality performance test. High levels of particulates are known to cause environmental harm and health problems.
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Understanding small-scale differences in air pollution is important for minimizing exposure to harmful air pollutants, particularly for vulnerable communities.
Industrial Finishing Inc. violated several water quality permit conditions relating to required sampling, training, reporting and inspections at its industrial equipment coating and finishing facility in Deer Creek, Minn.
The MPCA is working to address environmental concerns at the closed Freeway Landfill, to prevent the buried waste from affecting drinking water and the nearby Minnesota River.
Cities fined over $12,000 apiece for municipal wastewater violations
The MPCA fined West Fraser Forest Products $24,750 for exceeding the total amount of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) allowed by the air permit for the company’s Solway facility from January 2024 to January 2025.
A training and certification program for evaluating aquatic life in Minnesota’s rivers and streams.
The MPCA is investigating the source of the chemical 1,4-dioxane in private wells in Gem Lake.
Image Aboveground storage tank (AST) requirements are found in Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7151. In general:new tanks and piping must be designed to…
Through a certificate of need process, MPCA is offering existing landfills the opportunity to expand their existing capacity.
MPCA investigation found that Shearer’s Foods operated without an air permit and submitted incomplete applications during the permit process.
New Flyer of America, a bus assembly plant in Saint Cloud, paid $12,112.50 for hazardous waste violations.
Projects will reduce the amount of waste entering landfills, benefiting the environment and local economies.
In October 2023, New Ulm Steel failed a noise test at its facility. New Ulm Steel was also fined for dust escaping the facility and settling on a public road.
Sugar beet processing facility emitted higher levels of hydrogen sulfide and particulates than its permit allows between 2020 and 2022. The Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Community Health Board will receive 40% of the $350,000 penalty according to a new Minnesota statute enacted in 2023.
MPCA investigators say West Fraser paid a fine of $15,775 for air permit violations at their facility in Solway.
Sandblasted material from a construction site was deposited on a parking ramp next door.
The Meadows Mobile Home Park discharged untreated sewage to the ground in two separate violations in 2025.
During a residential construction project in Franklin Township in 2024, Capstone Homes and Arnt Construction failed to properly manage construction stormwater activities.