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The MPCA is seeking public comment on a proposed increase in the amount and types of waste that Curbside Waste Inc. processes at its transfer station facility in Dayton.
Based on volume, construction and demolition debris presents a big opportunity for reducing waste and its environmental effects.
A transport truck released fugitive lime dust that drifted and deposited on area school playground equipment, vehicles, and vegetation near its paper production facility in International Falls, Minn., in October 2023.
Dem-Con is proposing a new facility that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters at its environmental campus in Shakopee. The project requires an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) and an air permit from the MPCA.
An August 2023 MPCA inspection confirmed failures to conduct weekly inspections and train staff to properly handle and store hazardous waste at its residential and commercial cabinet production facility in St. Cloud.
Heartland Corn Products failed emission stack tests in November 2021 and February 2022 for volatile organic compounds and particulates at its ethanol production facility in Winthrop, Minn.
MPCA recognized 253 municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants for outstanding operations in 2023.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has developed a draft air permit for MagIron LLC in Coleraine that will require a fugitive dust control plan to help reduce emissions of particulate matter from roads, storage, stockpiles, and exposed mining areas.
The MPCA has adopted amended rules relating to when maintenance of a closed landfill should end.
The city of Duluth will pay a $12,000 fine and spend $190,000 in compensation for a 2024 incident that led to a fish kill in Tischer Creek.
The Mississippi River - Lake Pepin Watershed includes 205,747 acres that drain several small, coldwater streams in bedrock-dominated bluff country.
In 2009, a federal court ruled that NPDES permits were required for all biological and chemical pesticide applications that leave a residue in water when applications are made in, over, or near waters of the United States.
Resources for recycling market development
Companies penalized for improperly releasing polluted stormwater at Xcel Energy’s St. Paul Service Center construction site on the east side of Saint Paul.
Minnesota rules require that anyone installing, repairing, or removing regulated underground storage tanks be certified by the MPCA.
Industrial Finishing Inc. violated several water quality permit conditions relating to required sampling, training, reporting and inspections at its industrial equipment coating and finishing facility in Deer Creek, Minn.
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.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of thousands of human-made chemicals that do not break down over time. PFAS are sometimes called “forever chemicals” due to their extreme…
Permit applications must include detailed emissions calculations to help determine which permit type or permit amendment is needed.
After many years of investigation, design work and construction, the Great Lakes Legacy Act remediation projects at these sites near Duluth, Minnesota, are complete.