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CAP provides financial and technical assistance to local governments to encourage investment in the proper management of solid waste.
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.
Image Air quality is expected to reach the orange AQI category in northern Minnesota, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups.The Minnesota Pollution…
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%.
The Upper Red River of the North Watershed drains an area of 371,689 acres in the Glacial Lake Agassiz Plain, while the extreme southeastern portion of the basin lies in the North Central Hardwoods ecoregion. The Red River begins its course just below Breckenridge, Minn.
The MPCA solicited project proposals to distribute $1.6 million for climate planning projects to communities across Minnesota.
Cities fined over $12,000 apiece for municipal wastewater violations
The MPCA fined Heron Lake BioEnergy $18,174 for failing to properly maintain safety controls and inspect storage tanks on its property.
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State agencies, counties, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and many others are engaged in protecting Minnesota lakes.
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.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for west central, north central, northwest, and central Minnesota. The alert takes effect at 6 a.m. on Saturday, May 31 and runs until 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 1. Air quality is expected to reach the red AQI category which is unhealthy for everyone.
The MPCA has developed a report to help improve the data when the volume of trash or recyclables has to be converted to weight.
The Lower St. Croix Watershed covers 585,735 acres and is located in northwest Wisconsin and east-central Minnesota.
The Meadows Mobile Home Park discharged untreated sewage to the ground in two separate violations in 2025.
An inspection in 2024 discovered multiple violations at this site in , including failure to conduct testing of tank systems that prevent leaks and corrosion and a broken gauge used in tank leak detection tests.
New Flyer of America, a bus assembly plant in Saint Cloud, paid $12,112.50 for hazardous waste violations.
MPCA investigation in May 2024 found violations related to stormwater at three facilities.
Minnesota’s biosolids PFAS strategy requires all biosolids intended for land application be tested for PFAS before use and response actions based on sample results.