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Volunteers across Minnesota’s 87 counties have been collecting pine needles from coniferous trees in their neighborhoods to help the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency better understand how to protect Minnesotans from PFAS pollution.
Air sensors are instruments that measure air quality conditions in near real time.
Permits for wastewater treatment require monthly, quarterly, or annual reporting of discharge monitoring results
Less than three years after Minnesota passed the country's first ban on TCE, a carcinogenic solvent, facilities around the state have removed it from their processes.
3M will use an advanced wastewater treatment system to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its Chemical Operations facility in Cottage Grove.
Construction and demolition projects produce twice the amount of waste of household trash every year. A new MPCA grant aims to reduce that amount by funding innovative building material reuse projects.
Best practices for SSTS installations drafted by St. Louis County, Minn., in 2008 based on the experiences of SSTS installers and inspectors.
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses that paint, coat, or strip surfaces.
Financial assistance for SSTS work is targeted to units of local government.
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When leaves fall on streets, sidewalks, and other hardscapes in urban areas, they wash into the storm drains and end up in lakes and rivers where they feed algae growth. The algae then decomposes and uses up oxygen that fish and native plants need.
The Rainy River - Headwaters Watershed covers nearly 1.9 million acres, starting in northern Cook and Lake Counties and flowing west/northwesterly into St. Louis County and the Canadian border waters.
State agencies, counties, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and many others are engaged in protecting Minnesota lakes.
The MPCA is granting $4.4m from VW settlement funds to replace dirty diesel trucks with cleaner drivetrains. Similar previous grants show how the program works.
In Minnesota, certain tasks in the design, installation, repair, maintenance, operation, or inspection of septic systems can only be done by certified individuals. Find out what training, experience, and exams are required to fulfill the requirements for certification.
Permit applications must include detailed emissions calculations to help determine which permit type or permit amendment is needed.
Wastewater treatment plant in Elk River paid a $15,000 fine for consistently discharging fecal coliform and phosphorus into nearby Tibbets Brook.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for west central, north central, northwest, and central Minnesota. The alert takes effect at 6 a.m. on Saturday, May 31 and runs until 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 1. Air quality is expected to reach the red AQI category which is unhealthy for everyone.
Minnesota participates in this statistical survey of the condition of our nation's lakes, ponds, and reservoirs.
Volunteers can search for a lake or stream site that works for them and sign up to monitor it.