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Minnesota Supreme Court rules against disputed mine, says state pollution officials hid EPA warnings
Associated Press via AOL· 10 months agoThe Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the state’s Pollution Control Agency improperly...
Minnesota agency had data on iron foundry's pollution violations but failed to act, report says
Associated Press via AOL· 7 months agoA Minnesota iron foundry has been violating air emissions laws for at least five years, but the...
MPCA to test entirety of Mississippi River this year
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will be testing water quality along the entirety of the Mississippi River within the state’s borders in 2024, the...
U.S. Steel won't get exception to pollution rules that protect wild rice, MPCA says
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA U.S. Steel taconite mine in northeast Minnesota must reduce water pollution that threatens wild...
Air quality alert extended for Twin Cities, southern Minnesota. Here's how to stay safe.
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Minnesota Pollution Control Agency extended an air quality red alert — considered unhealthy for...
MPCA will monitor a year’s worth of Mississippi River water within the state
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe state will monitor water quality from more than 50 sites along the Mississippi River in...
MPCA seeks public comment on fourth sludge incinerator proposed near Pig’s Eye Lake in St. Paul
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on Tuesday released an environmental assessment worksheet, draft air emissions permit and other state documents related to a proposed sewage sludge incinerator ...
No evidence foundry polluted Mpls. neighborhood, MPCA says
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMinnesota's top pollution authority is casting doubt on the accuracy of an EPA report that found...
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency looks for volunteers to monitor state water
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 10—To a water volunteer with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), an orange and a timer make for an easy way to test a river's speed. Willis Van Norman has done volunteer water ...
Air-quality alert: Canada wildfire smoke blowing into Minnesota on Thursday and Friday
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAnother incursion of smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted the Minnesota Pollution Control...