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States are responsible for developing a Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) that addresses regional haze in each Class I area located within the state and in each Class I area located…
Prior to submitting this form, please verify that the information you are requesting is not already available on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency science and data page.Requester informationThe…
Application fees must be submitted with your permit application. The submittal cover page form will help you add up the points assigned to each type of permit application or request. Multiply the…
Groundwater is the source of drinking water for about 75% of all Minnesotans and provides almost all of the water used to irrigate crops. Its purity and availability is critical to the health of the state.
Inadequate stormwater protections at a Saint Paul project have netted fines for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and Bituminous Roadways.
Air pollution levels in Minnesota have steadily decreased over the past few decades and currently meet federal standards. But even levels that meet or are below these standards can affect people’s…
The Shell Rock River begins at Albert Lea Lake in Freeborn County in south-central Minnesota, a few miles from the Iowa border. It flows 113 miles into Iowa, where it enters the Cedar River. In Minnesota, the Shell Rock drains 246 square miles (160,000 acres), all in Freeborn County.
The MPCA has released Minnesota’s PFAS Blueprint — a strategic, coordinated approach developed by multiple agencies to protect families and communities from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
This rolling RFP dedicated $2 million toward activities related to planning, development and implementation of PFAS source identification and reduction plans, product substitutions and system improvements.
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 3: Facilities requiring permit coverage must assess for pollutants at the facility
The St. Louis River Watershed covers 3,584 square miles at the head of the Great Lakes and represents the extreme headwaters of the St. Lawrence River.
Nottingham Construction failed to notify the MPCA that it was demolishing a property in Mahtomedi that contained asbestos and failed to send the asbestos demolition debris to a permitted facility.
Funding was available for planning and design of PFAS treatment systems for owners and operators of community drinking water supply systems in Minnesota.
Sandblasted material from a construction site was deposited on a parking ramp next door.
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.
The MPCA and its many partners collect a wide variety of data on environmental conditions and pollution sources.
The Red River of the North - Marsh River Watershed is part of the Red River Basin in northwestern Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota.
State and community leaders visited Faribault and Northfield to observe Minnesota climate resiliency efforts in action.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has extended an air quality alert for southeast and northern Minnesota. The alert is now in effect until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, for southeast Minnesota and until 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13 for northern Minnesota. Fine particle levels are expected to reach the orange air quality index (AQI) category, a level considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.