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Thermal paper is thin with a slick feel or sheen finish and discolors easily when scratched.
The fines stem from a release of sediment-laden water into a county ditch, and subsequent failures to notify, repair, and report on the incident.
This committee included a broad range of stakeholders and was charged with providing perspective, input, and advice to the commissioner on MPCA's water fees.
Green Plains Fairmont, LLC paid $14,175 for an ethanol spill that lasted four days and contaminated groundwater.
Al-Corn Clean Fuel, LLC, an ethanol plant in Dodge County, paid $40,427 in fines for air permit violations.
MPCA investigation found stormwater permit violations that occurred during a construction project in 2025, with sediment-laden stormwater entering a stream at a construction site in Chaska.
Inadequate stormwater protections at a Saint Paul project have netted fines for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and Bituminous Roadways.
Metal recycler in Brainerd constructed and operated a metal shredder without obtaining an air permit and under-reported VOC emissions in 2022.
With the end of the 2025 model year in the automobile industry, so ends Minnesota's Clean Cars rule. The Clean Cars rule, adopted in 2020, had a goal of electric vehicles exceeding 6% of all…
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.
Long-term lake management considers the unique environmental, cultural, and biological factors affecting the lake and sets a priority on finding lasting solutions.
The Snake River begins its 50-mile course in Marshall County and drains an area of 611,800 acres. The Snake River Watershed lies within Marshall, Polk, and Pennington Counties in NW Minnesota.
PFAS are persistent and problematic chemicals that are found throughout the environment and not just in areas where large quantities have been manufactured, disposed of, or spilled. PFAS are…
Helped by an MPCA grant, Coon Rapids increased local options for electric vehicle drivers with two new charging stations at public buildings.
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.
Minnesota state agencies and local governments are working together to protect drinking water supplies.
MPCA investigation found that Rainy Lake Oil failed to repair a pipe that was leaking diesel fuel underground for more than four months in 2024.
Farmers Grain, LLC, a grain elevator in Thief River Falls, paid $18,120 in fines for pumping contaminated water from their property into the city of Thief River Falls stormwater system.
Two small creeks in the Nemadji River watershed are cleaner, and some fish have returned, after restoration work that the MPCA took part in.
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%.