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A decade of work reduces pollution in St. Cloud's Lake George

Improving water quality in Lake George has required treating phosphorus in the water and filtering pollutants out of urban stormwater.

Odor management

MPCA is planning new rules governing air quality, establishing new rules for odor management plan requirements.

Minneapolis | Former Precision Plating Superfund site

The Precision Plating site in north Minneapolis was formerly home to a metal plating facility where solvents and metals were released into the soil and groundwater.

Environmental justice advisory group

The environmental justice advisory group (EJAG) advises the MPCA commissioner on the implementation of the agency's environmental justice framework, provides feedback on its effectiveness, and offers suggestions for future improvements.

A 'learning year' begins for Minnesota’s new boat wrap stewardship program

Minnesota is the first state to require producers fund boat wrap collection and recycling.

Compostable product labeling

To reduce contamination at compost facilities, Minnesota’s compostable product labeling law requires all bags, packaging, and food service products labeled as “compostable” and sold in Minnesota after Jan. 1, 2025, to meet certain requirements.

Wastewater training and certification

In Minnesota, wastewater treatment operators must be certified to ensure that facilities meet operational requirements.

Crop consultants can be key partners in climate change efforts

Advising farmers about seeds, fertilizers, and other decisions, crop consultants have potential to promote sustainable practices to benefit water and soil health, and impact climate change.

Critical materials recovery advisory task force

Following the 2024 legislative session, the MPCA was charged with appointing a 15-member task force to advise the agency on policy and program opportunities that would increase the recovery of critical materials from end-of-life products.

POET Biorefining-Glenville fined $52,805 for air quality violations at Albert Lea facility

POET Biorefining-Glenville LLC violated several air permit conditions between 2018 and 2023 at its ethanol production facility in Albert Lea, Minn. The facility emitting more particulate matter and volatile organic compounds than allowed by permit over the course of five years.

Waste treated seeds

The MPCA has withdrawn proposed rules relating to waste treated seeds.

Volkswagen settlement public input

The MPCA is committed to delivering a pollution reduction program that benefits all Minnesotans and works diligently to incorporate their ideas and opinions into our projects and plans. To develop…

River and stream water quality

Waterways in the northeastern part of the state are generally in better condition than those in the southern, central, and western regions.

Option D air permit compliance

This webpage will not only address potential noncompliance issues for air permittees, but it will help inspectors get all of the necessary information to facilities with one link.

East Side Jersey Dairy Inc. fined $14,025 for industrial stormwater permit violations

East Side Jersey Dairy Inc., doing business as Prairie Farms Dairy Inc., had several liquid sugar spills they failed to report to the Minnesota Duty Officer in 2022 and 2023. The spills created a potential for harm to the environment and aquatic life had they reached wetlands near the company’s facility in Woodbury, Minnesota.