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Francesca Crego, or Frannie, fondly recalls bike rides along the Mississippi River’s edge with her family. Growing up in the city, Frannie appreciated the feeling of mysticality brought by the river’…
In early 2024, Minnesota became the first U.S. state to establish a product stewardship program for boat wrap, which must provide free collection, transportation, reuse, recycling, and disposal.
Don't let your septic system freeze. Here are some simple tips that can help you avoid costly problems with your septic system.
Alliance Building Corporation failed to prevent liquid washout of waste during construction at the Sleepy Eye Apartments.
According to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, Elliott Auto Supply Co. improperly stored hazardous waste, allowed them to accumulate and leak inside its vehicle fluid manufacturing facility in St. Paul, Minn.
Carver County and Valley Paving Inc. failed to properly install and maintain erosion and sediment controls during a highway safety improvement project in the fall 2022 and spring 2023 near Watertown, Minn. This caused significant erosion and sediment to impact several area surface waters.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for central and southern Minnesota. The alert runs until 11 p.m. on Thursday, June 12. Air quality is expected to reach the orange AQI category in central and southern Minnesota, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Air quality is expected to reach the red AQI category across all of Minnesota, which is unhealthy for everyone.The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has…
Air quality is expected to reach the red AQI category across southern Minnesota, which is unhealthy for everyone.The air quality alert issued by Minnesota Pollution…
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.
Heartland Corn Products failed emission stack tests in November 2021 and February 2022 for volatile organic compounds and particulates at its ethanol production facility in Winthrop, Minn.
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.
The Mississippi River - La Crescent Watershed drains 95 square miles in Houston and southeast Winona counties, an area defined by wooded bluffs and spring-fed cold-water streams that flow directly to the Mississippi River.
The MPCA is seeking public comment on a proposed increase in the amount and types of waste that Curbside Waste Inc. processes at its transfer station facility in Dayton.
Pig’s Eye Dump in Saint Paul has been slated for cleanup and restoration.
Environmental information and resources for the aggregate industry.
The city of Duluth will pay a $12,000 fine and spend $190,000 in compensation for a 2024 incident that led to a fish kill in Tischer Creek.
Conditionally exempt facilities do not need an air quality permit if they follow specific requirements.
For more than 50 years, volunteers have gathered critically important water clarity data on Minnesota lakes and streams.
A stormwater system upgrade in Duluth was expanded with the help of an MPCA employee who tapped into available funding. It protects Lake Superior and can serve as an example for other cities and counties.