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Kettle River

The Kettle River Watershed covers 672,235 acres in northeast Minnesota, covering parts of Aitkin, Carlton, Kanabec, and Pine counties.

Northwest Minnesota leads the effort to clean up ice fishing

Keep It Clean focuses on the growing problem of garbage and human waste left on the ice by anglers and other visitors during ice fishing season.

SSTS staff at the MPCA

SSTS staff contact information and areas of responsibility.

Clean Cars Minnesota obsolete rule repeal

The MPCA intends to repeal Minnesota Rules, parts 7023.0150, 7023.0200, 7023.0250, and 7023.0300 relating to Clean Cars Minnesota (CCM).

Morris ethanol facility fined $14,800 for air quality violation

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%.

Nordic Metals fined more than $14,000 for air permit violations

Metal recycler in Brainerd constructed and operated a metal shredder without obtaining an air permit and under-reported VOC emissions in 2022.

Assessments

The MPCA must complete assessments to gather critical information too inform the development of the EPR program statewide.

Water quality standards

Under the federal Clean Water Act, states must designate beneficial uses for all waters and develop water quality standards to protect each use.

How's the air there? Minneapolis sensor network tracks air quality at the neighborhood level

MPCA’s community air monitoring pilot grant program will provide $4.85 million to build more networks of community air sensors in the Twin Cities metro area.

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.

Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair

Partner with an award-winning exhibition to engage Minnesotans with environmental ideas, challenges, and inspiration for a better future.

MPCA launches robust program to sample entire Mississippi River within Minnesota

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today announced a new initiative to monitor water quality throughout the entire Mississippi River within Minnesota’s borders for the first time in a single year.

Closed: CSFS - Statewide organics management infrastructure grant

Through this Minnesota climate smart food systems (CSFS) grant, the MPCA offered approximately $10 million in grant funding for projects that will expand Minnesota’s infrastructure capacity for composting source-separated organic materials (SSOM) with a focus on wasted food and food scraps.

Air permit application forms

Forms, guidance, and assistance to apply for an air quality permit.

Air quality alert due to wildfire smoke continues through Tuesday, July 15, for west central and northwest Minnesota

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has continued an air quality alert for west central and northwest Minnesota. The alert runs until 11 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15. Air quality is expected to reach the orange AQI category which is unhealthy for sensitive groups.