Thursday, April 18, 2024
U.S. Steel’s Keetac facility in Keewatin has paid a $17,550 civil penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA
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Crown Cork & Seal, a company that makes packaging products, has agreed to pay a $60,173 civil penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for air quality violations at its manufacturing facility in Owatonna.
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Mesabi Metallics Co. LLC has applied to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to reissue its air quality permit.
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today released its environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for the proposed Forsman Farms, Inc. poultry farm in Meeker County.
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) investigations indicate that two commercial docking locations in the St. Louis River Area of Concern have contaminated sediments.
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More practices to prevent manure runoff and other problems are needed in the Upper Wapsipinicon River Watershed in order to reduce bacteria levels in the river, according to new studies released by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
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Josh Bonnstetter proposed to build a new 4,800-head hog finishing feedlot in Section 24 of Lowville Township, about five miles northwest of Slayton in Murray County.
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency today announced it is looking for six new community members to join the agency’s Environmental Justice Advisory Group.
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At the recent 9th Annual St. Louis River Summit held in Superior, Wisc., it was announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed with the states’ recommendations to remove the Fish Tumors and Other Deformities Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) identified for the St. Louis River Area of Concern.
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The Toro Company recently was honored with a 2016 WaterSense Excellence Award for its continued efforts to promote water conservation through activities including training, trade shows and expos educating their contractors, distributors and consumers.
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Lt. Col. Rodmen Smith recently replaced Col. Ken Soring as Enforcement Division director with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which will see him oversee 250 employees and a $38-million budget.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recently awarded conservation grants totalling $5.7 million to 44 organizations after a record-breaking application period that saw the department receive 68 requests worth a total of $11.1 million.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced this week that it is accepting applications for its Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Advisory Committee.
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The reports outline measures to protect and restore the waterway.
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The law aims to combat runoff pollution through the creation of 50-foot vegetation buffers along rivers, streams and ditches.
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Despite aggressive treatment earlier in the year, the invasive species has established a colony in Shorewood’s Christmas Lake.
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DNR staff may have prevented a wider infestation in the area.
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The warning arose from increased levels of pollutants that could cause health problems for certain individuals.
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will likely award roughly $270,000 in federal grants in late October to fund diesel engine replacement or retrofitting, a move that could cut emissions by an equivalent of thousands of cars.
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is fighting the fallout from more than 150 years of historic industrial activity in an aquatic habitat restoration project for the 21st Avenue West channel of St. Louis Bay.
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