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The MPCA had approximately $2 million to support projects that focus on sustainable building and materials management strategies that reduce waste and increase deconstruction, salvage, and reuse.
Ground-level ozone is a secondary pollutant formed through chemical reactions between nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Ozone can irritate the eyes, nose and throat,…
The MPCA requested proposals from eligible applicants for projects that reduce emissions of high global warming potential (HGWP) refrigerants in retail settings and food assistance programs in Minnesota.
The MPCA requested proposals from eligible applicants for projects that aim to reduce emissions of high global warming potential (HGWP) refrigerants in retail settings and food assistance programs in Minnesota.
MPCA had approximately $250,000 in grant funding available to help Minnesota governments, businesses, institutions, and organizations address two specific needs: waste reduction/reuse and toxic products prevention.
Minnesota has a growing salty water problem that threatens its freshwater fish and other aquatic life. Chloride from both de-icing salt and water softener salt gets into lakes and streams, and…
Particulate matter (PM) refers to various air particles, including dust, soot, smoke, and liquid droplets that range in size from less than 0.1 microns in diameter (smaller than a single bacterium)…
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels—including gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and wood—and other natural and synthetic products. Breathing in…
The Mississippi River - Lake Pepin Watershed includes 205,747 acres that drain several small, coldwater streams in bedrock-dominated bluff country.
When people think of sources of air pollution, they typically think about buildings with big smokestacks like power plants and factories. Only about a quarter of the air pollution in Minnesota comes…
Cleveland-Cliffs owns the Minorca Mine northeast of Virginia, Minnesota. The mine’s two taconite mining pits are about one mile southeast of the plant.
MagIron LLC proposes to restart a mining and processing facility near Grand Rapids, which will require new air and industrial wastewater permits from the MPCA.
The MPCA will establish a pilot program providing financial assistance to eligible applicants for the purchase of landscaping and snow-removal equipment powered exclusively by electricity.
Mesabi Metallics is currently constructing a new taconite mine and taconite pellet production facility on the site of the former Butler Taconite Mining Company facility near Nashwauk.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today announced a new initiative to monitor water quality throughout the entire Mississippi River within Minnesota’s borders for the first time in a single year.
S.M. Hentges & Sons, a Jordan-based construction company, paid $13,078 for construction stormwater violations for a project in Chaska.
Communities facing the impacts of air pollution will soon have new resources to understand and improve the air quality in their neighborhoods after the MPCA awarded $…
The MPCA is seeking public comment on a draft wastewater permit and accompanying environmental assessment worksheet for a project that combines treatment facilities for five Wright County communities and improves water quality in the Crow River.
MPCA’s community air monitoring pilot grant program will provide $4.85 million to build more networks of community air sensors in the Twin Cities metro area.
MPCA's leadership team.