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To help address climate change and protect the health of Minnesotans, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency adopted Low Emission Vehicle Standards for particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, non-methane organic gases, and greenhouse gases, as well as the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Standard.
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses using stationary engines or generators.
Minnesota is a national leader in keeping mercury out of the environment.
Permits for wastewater treatment require monthly, quarterly, or annual reporting of discharge monitoring results
Smith Foundry has ceased operations at its East Phillips facility after an investigation and settlement with the U.S. EPA that the MPCA supported.
The Rainy River - Rainy Lake Watershed covers 583,791 acres. Open water makes up 75,815 of those acres and wetlands occupy another 84,851 acres. The watershed is 64% in St. Louis County and 36% in Koochiching County. The northern boundary is part of the international border waters with Ontario, Canada.
Profile of John Weiss, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program
Unsuspecting homeowners everywhere are falling victim to vampires…energy vampires! Find out how to slay these energy vampires by turning off electronic devices that keep drawing power even when they are turned off.
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance Step 4: Create SWPPP, choose BMPs
Join our team! Open positions and general opportunities at the Pollution Control Agency
A TMDL to address E. coli aquatic recreation impairments in five main-stem reaches of the Minnesota River.
U.S. Steel Corp. operates the Minntac Taconite processing facility near the city of Mountain Iron, where it produces taconite pellets that are shipped for use at steel mills. U.S. Steel has applied for a reissued air permit so it can replace existing emissions controls in its pellet plant with cartridge filters.
Pretreatment by commercial facilities and other non-domestic wastewater sources removes harmful pollutants before the wastewater is discharged to a municipal sewer system. The U.S. EPA has delegated MPCA the authority to approve pretreatment programs at the local level and oversee statewide pretreatment activities.
Lake of the Woods is a big lake with a big problem caused by one of nature’s smallest organisms: algae. Scientists from the MPCA and the Science Museum are working together to understand why.
What consumers should know about new Minnesota laws prohibiting PFAS in consumer products and the MPCA’s efforts to minimize PFAS pollution by keeping it out of commonly used household products.
Use these checklists to speed review and approval of wastewater design documents
Regular people are pretty good at judging water quality, and new research from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) proves it.In an academic paper published in February, MPCA scientists…
Find out what’s being done in Minnesota’s watersheds to protect and improve water quality.
PolyMet Mining plans to develop a mine and processing plant to extract copper, nickel, and precious metals.
The Nemadji River Watershed spans the Minnesota-Wisconsin border and covers nearly 1.2 million acres.