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MPCA investigators say West Fraser paid a fine of $15,775 for air permit violations at their facility in Solway.
The MPCA has developed best practices for vapor intrusion mitigation and public communication work used by the agencies and our contractors.
Pesticide NPDES permit steps to compliance Step 4: Report adverse pesticide incidents
Eight cities will receive grants to create plans that will protect homes and businesses from flooding and other climate impacts
Use these tools to help educate the public and boost participation in your household hazardous waste program.
New Resource Management Report explores how Minnesota could greatly reduce landfill disposal by 2045 through policy changes, major system investments, and performance from emerging technologies.
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.
KODA Energy violated its air permit in Scott County from June 2023 to February 2024, according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation. The investigation found KODA energy was burning waste-treated corn and should have submitted a major permit amendment before burning an industrial solid as a waste-to-energy incineration facility.
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%.
Cities fined over $12,000 apiece for municipal wastewater violations
Ardent Mills LLC, a flour mill in Lake City, paid $10,200 for air permit violations.
The MPCA fined Heron Lake BioEnergy $18,174 for failing to properly maintain safety controls and inspect storage tanks on its property.
MPCA investigation in 2025 found that Sheldahl Flexible Technologies submitted incorrect permit applications and failed to obtain MPCA approval prior to installing or modifying three pieces of industrial mixing equipment.
Find out whether your feedlot needs to register, to get an environmental review, or apply for a permit.
To ensure that every person in Minnesota has healthy air to breathe, the MPCA studies, monitors, and regulates air pollutants, primarily in three categories: criteria pollutants, air toxics, and greenhouse gases.
MPCA permits are required to both build and operate landfills in Minnesota.
All distribution media products must be registered with the MPCA.
Initiatives passed during the 2023 legislative session invest hundreds of millions of dollars to advance Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework.
The discharges in summer 2024 happened during the construction of the MnDOT truck facility in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Violated Minnesota rules and federal standards on several occasions at a barley malting facility located in Moorhead, Minnesota.