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MPCA investigation determined Derek Vekich committed stormwater and wetland violations in 2024.
Septic tank installation fees and system abandonment
Lakes Concrete Plus, Inc. paid $25,000 in fines for selling 1,500-gallon and 2,000-gallon septic tanks from 2019 to 2022 that may contain weep holes, a violation of Minnesota law.
Lange Agricultural Systems paid $12,511 for violations of both its hazardous waste and industrial wastewater permits.
Image Climate change is having a profound impact on Minnesota's natural environment. Many of our state's iconic native plants and animals — from birch…
Three members of MN GreenCorps worked through the Minneapolis Public Schools' free meal box program to promote waste reduction and recycling.
A cumulative impacts analysis provides a comprehensive look at all burdens that affect a community or neighborhood.
Kathy Wagner, recipient of the 2025 Community Conservationist Award from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD), discusses her personal conservation work and local environmental advocacy.
Feedlot nutrient and manure management
Some Minnesota companies are helping expand the use of recycled materials in the state, thanks to market development grants from the MPCA.
Failed to properly operate its wastewater treatment facility for the River Park housing development in Oronoco, Minnesota, from Aug.-Dec 2023 before connecting to the newly constructed Oronoco wastewater treatment plant.
An MPCA investigation found violations related to construction of a home on Schwappauff Lake, near the town of Greenfield in Hennepin County.
In Minnesota, commercial entities that produce any amount of hazardous waste are regulated as hazardous-waste "generators."
The MPCA fined Caledonia feedlot owner Mike Ingvalson $10,000 for multiple violations related to improper manure application and discharges as well as an unpermitted building.
Tailings basin piping leaked wastewater and about 11,500 cubic feet of tailings materials over nearly half an acre, including a nearby wetland in May 2023 due to inadequate operation and maintenance of the tailings basin pipeline at the company’s facility in Virginia, Minn.
MPCA investigation shows the city violated its wastewater permit in Freeborn County from April 2021 to April 2023.
Project began construction in October 2022 without a stormwater permit or a stormwater pollution prevention plan, and failed to install erosion and sediment controls at a pond and wetland improvement site near Finlayson, Minn.
This Winnebago River consists of a stream and lake system in southern Minnesota that flows into Iowa. The water resources here face several water quality challenges, including high nutrient and bacteria levels.
During the 2023 legislative session, Minnesota invested over $100 million to fund grant programs that support investment in climate resilience. Each initiative supports MPCA’s implementation of Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework.
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has hosted five MN GreenCorps members to help install solar panels and electric vehicle charges, promote food sovereignty, and more.