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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today took another step forward in addressing nitrate pollution statewide by issuing updated water permits for about 1,000 large feedlot operations. These permits take effect when the current ones expire.
Willernie-based Revitri won the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize for its innovative manufactured glass beads
Proposed changes to permits that regulate the state’s largest animal feedlots target nitrate pollution statewide.
The Legislature has given the MPCA the authority to develop rules to protect state environmental resources.
New Flyer of America, a bus assembly plant in Saint Cloud, paid $12,112.50 for hazardous waste violations.
To reduce the pollution that causes climate change, Minnesota has set goals to cut our collective greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and track progress.
A brownfield assessment is a property investigation looking for potential contamination.
The MPCA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are working together on an enforcement investigation to address elevated lead emissions at Federal Ammunition in Anoka.
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 2: Consider certifying for No Exposure
MPCA investigation determined Derek Vekich committed stormwater and wetland violations in 2024.
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.
Profile of John Weiss, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program
Minnesota law requires that people notify the MPCA (through the Minnesota Duty Officer) immediately when more than five gallons of petroleum or any amount of any substance under their control is released into the environment that could cause pollution of waters of the state.
Frequently asked questions about SSTS certification and licensing.
Environmental information and permits that affect metal fabrication and finishing businesses.
Data shows that ice cover on Minnesota's lakes doesn't last as long as it used to. That means a shorter ice fishing season, yes, but it also has implications for the environment and Minnesota's fish and wildlife.
Minnesota GreenCorps member Heidi Blum focused on waste reduction and recycling in Edina, Minnesota.
We Are Water next visits Ortonville and the Big Stone Lake area March 15 through April 21.
MPCA seeks public comment on a proposed air permit for the U.S. Steel Keetac mining facility in Keewatin, Minn.
Information about the work to clean up the pollution from over 100 years of unregulated development and industrial practices.