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A 2008 law requires the MPCA to analyze and consider “cumulative levels and effects of past and current pollution” for air permits in a specific part of south Minneapolis.
Added production equipment that increased its potential to emit pollutants on two occasions in 2022 without obtaining appropriate air permits prior to installing the equipment. The second addition resulted in actual methanol emissions above emission limits in Sept. 2022.
Unauthorized equipment installations, modifications lead to air quality violations for Northland Aluminum Products
Planned rulemaking for changes to reporting requirements for hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
All facilities with air permits must submit an annual emissions inventory report to the MPCA that tracks actual emissions of major pollutants at that facility.
POET Biorefining-Glenville LLC violated several air permit conditions between 2018 and 2023 at its ethanol production facility in Albert Lea, Minn. The facility emitting more particulate matter and volatile organic compounds than allowed by permit over the course of five years.
Conagra Foods LLC released hydrogen sulfide (H2S) at higher than permitted levels on more than 2,500 occasions between 2020 and 2022 at its fruit and vegetable processing facility in Waseca, Minn.
$4.85 million to run community air monitoring projects in the 7-county Metropolitan Area (counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington).
The Minnesota State Implementation Plan (SIP) is focused on the six criteria air pollutants regulated by national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS): ground-level ozone, fine particles, lead, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide.
Whether they are called sloughs, swamps, bogs, or potholes, these are all wetlands and they provide many environmental benefits and contribute to watershed health. Though Minnesota has lost almost half of its wetland acreage over time, the quality of the remaining wetlands is good overall.
The MPCA has important roles in protecting and restoring waters in degraded conditions.
Tools to help small businesses determine if they need an air emissions permit and/or track compliance with their current air emissions permit.