Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

St. Paul, MN (KROC AM News) -  The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking an immediate shutdown of a recycling plant in Minneapolis due to continuous air quality violations.

St. Paul, Minn.-- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air pollution health alert for eastern/southern and southeastern Minnesota effective through 10 p.m. Saturday evening.

St Paul, MN (KROC AM News) - The new State of the Air Report from the American Lung Association shows Olmsted County saw its grades drop this year.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota Pollution Control Agency staff member involved in the environmental review of the Sandpiper oil pipeline won't be disciplined for emails containing a disparaging tone about the project.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov Mark Dayton has appointed eight people to a new committee to advise the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The federal Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to investigate the allegations in a petition that seeks to strip the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency of its authority to regulate water pollution from mining.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An appeals court has upheld new water quality standards which are aimed at controlling algae in Minnesota's rivers and streams.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton is creating a new citizen advisory panel to consult with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on environmental matters.

Undated (KROC AM News)  -The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued another air pollution health alert due to smoke from numerous forest fires still burning in Canada.

St. Paul, Minn.— A new study released by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency confirms that lakes and streams across Minnesota are contaminated by a variety of pharmaceuticals, ingredients from personal care products, and endocrine-disrupting compounds.

St. Paul, MN  (KROC-AM News) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued a new report that indicates a variety of pollutants have left many bodies of water in the state inadequate for human consumption and aquatic life.

Caledonia, MN (KROC AM News ) A self-reported violation has led to a $78,000 fine against the owner of a sporting goods manufacturing plant in Caledonia.