Minnesota is set to ban the sale of 11 categories of consumer goods containing PFAS, known as ‘forever chemicals’, starting in 2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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MN plan would overhaul its recycling approach
Minnesota is considering a program to incentivize producers to reduce waste and improve recycling.
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Twin Cities could see extended summer smog (updated)
The MPCA says we can expect more days ahead where air quality will degrade to dangerous conditions.
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MN communities get helping hand to re-work contaminated sites
‘Our goal is to support redevelopment projects that are important.’
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Report: Air pollution contributes to health inequitiesÂ
‘To see these negative health effects persist in our state’s largest population centers underlines just how important the issue of air quality is.’
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State seeks input from hardest hit by pollution
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, in 2016, set up an Environmental Justice Advisory Group so that communities of color can have a say in how to spend state money set aside for the environment.