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Some Minnesota companies are helping expand the use of recycled materials in the state, thanks to market development grants from the MPCA.
Increased rainfall from climate change damages river water quality, which in turn damages fishing and recreation.
The Duluth Urban Area Watershed is a focused geographic area designed to recognize the complexity and challenges in an urban center with a water-rich environment. It is defined by a series of small watersheds that are portions of three major watersheds.
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 Lake Allie wastewater treatment facility will pay more than $13,000 in fines and follow a corrective action plan for violating its wastewater permit in Buffalo Lake, Minn.
The MPCA will analyze varying background sulfate levels across Minnesota, which could inform our implementation of the wild rice sulfate water quality standard.
Dairy will pay a fine and take corrective steps for improperly discharging industrial waste into a city curb and gutter stormwater system in Nicollet County.
MPCA online services give users online access to apply for permits and licenses, submit required information, and pay fees and invoices.
Failed to obtain a construction stormwater permit prior to beginning construction and allowed sediment to discharge to wetlands as they built The Meadows housing development in Otsego, Minnesota.
Answers to frequently asked questions about compliance and MPCA's enforcement of environmental rules in Minnesota.
In Minnesota, about 18,000 regulated underground storage tanks (UST) are in use. State rules specify requirements for underground storage tanks (UST) that store petroleum or hazardous substances, and any piping or other structures that are part of the tank systems.
“Area C” is the name given to Ford Motor Company’s former industrial waste dump on the floodplain of the Mississippi River, at the base of the bluff below the former Twin Cities Assembly Plant in Saint Paul.
The MPCA has announced five grant recipients who will receive a combined total of more than $1 million in grants for projects to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting efforts in Greater Minnesota communities.
Intense storms of late spring can wash soil and other pollutants into rivers. Producers can use several techniques to protect their soil and water quality.
Young Life Castaway Club violated several wastewater regulations, mainly modifying wastewater treatment systems without approval, between 2019 and 2022 at its youth and family camp on Pelican Lake, just south of Detroit Lakes. These violations carry serious risks of harm to the environment.
In addition to the vessel requirements in the EPA VGP and Minnesota’s ballast water general permit, vessels must follow the requirements in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota’s 401 certification of the VGP.
When leaves fall on streets, sidewalks, and other hardscapes in urban areas, they wash into the storm drains and end up in lakes and rivers where they feed algae growth. The algae then decomposes and uses up oxygen that fish and native plants need.
The MPCA provides assistance and training for program managers and operators of household hazardous waste (HHW) facilities to ensure compliance with environmental and worker protection laws and regulations.
Guidance for small businesses on reporting air emissions.
Certain types of permits and approvals to conduct solid waste activities require a notification to the MPCA of the intent to perform the specified solid waste activity.