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In most of Minnesota’s livestock-dense counties, feedlot oversight is a cooperative effort between the MPCA and county government.
Equipment failure and operator errors caused numerous releases of wastewater and byproduct to area soils between 2014 and 2022 at the company’s biorefining facility in Martin County.
State agencies outline progress on managing PFAS
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a group of chemicals that can vaporize into air. VOCs are in thousands of daily use products, including paint, varnish, wax, and various cleaning, degreasing,…
Selected community members to advise agency on incorporating environmental justice principles throughout its work.
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.
Katrina Kessler, Commissioner Image Katrina Kessler was appointed commissioner of the MPCA effective Nov. 1, 2021. As commissioner, Katrina also serves…
New draft reports released by the MPCA recommend widespread implementation of best management practices in the Marsh River Watershed to restore polluted bodies of water and protect healthy ones.
During the permitting process for a facility, the MPCA will determine whether to require a cumulative impacts analysis.A cumulative impacts analysis provides a comprehensive look at all burdens that…
The MPCA's regulatory, cleanup, and monitoring programs create and maintain spatial data that serve our environmental protection work and can be shared with partners and researchers.
The MPCA is proposing to amend Minnesota Rules governing animal feedlots.
The legalization of recreational cannabis in Minnesota in 2023 presents a unique opportunity to promote environmental compliance and sustainability within the industry. It is important for cannabis growers and processors to determine various environmental regulations and permits that may apply to their businesses.
One of their portable asphalt plants exceeded particulate matter emissions by more than seven times the permitted limit.