An air quality alert is in effect for parts of northern Minnesota as wildfire smoke from fires burning in Canada again drifts south.

The alert will reach the orange air quality level, indicating that sensitive groups should limit time outdoors.

An Air Quality Alert has been issued for Koochiching County and the northern portion of St. Louis County, in effect until 1 ...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reported recently that elevated lead levels at Gopher Resource in Eagan exceeded national ambient air quality standards from January through March 2025. Gopher R ...

Gopher Resource’s air quality permit history shows there have been eight enforcement activities since 1996. Most recently, there was an administrative penalty order with a discovery date of Sept. 8, ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency fined General Mills more than $18,000 for violating its air ...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency released the top hourly fine particle readings from the air quality alert that ran ...

Neighbors of a lead recycling factory in Eagan learned last year that they could get part of a $30 million settlement ...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) seeks public comment on two draft industrial wastewater permits for U.S. Steel Corp.’s Keetac mining area and tailings basin in Keewatin. These permits wi ...

After a week of really bad air quality for most of the state, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency data shows more alerts are ...

Weekend wildfire smoke produced some of the worst air pollution ever recorded in MN originally appeared on Bring Me The News.