Poor air quality due to wildfire smoke can negatively affect health. It's one of multiple climate-driven health risks ...

Minneapolis residents are sharing concerns with the ongoing demolition of a controversial metal foundry, according to City Councilmember Jason Chavez. Minnesota state and tribal leaders met with ...

Air pollution is simultaneously a global and local problem. Locally, a new report examined the health and economic impact of five power plants operated by Minnesota Power in northern Minnesota and ...

4 ways you can help reduce air pollution 02:12. MINNEAPOLIS -- Air quality and air pollution have never been more top of mind as we deal with the impacts of far-away fires."There's definitely a ...

A lack of air capture at most Minnesota shredders means they can't filter out any airborne pollution. It also makes it hard to test for emissions in the first place.

The American Lung Association’s 2024 “State of the Air” report shows pollution getting worse in Minnesota over the last three ...

Northwestern and north-central Minnesota will be in the purple category, a step below from maroon, signifying "very unhealthy" air. It's the first time the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has ...

Gov. Tim Walz and leaders of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) gathered to discuss the 2024 outlook on Thursday afternoon as part of Air Quality Awareness Week.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) AirNow map, which offers a real-time snapshot of air quality, shows that air pollution levels across swathes of Minnesota, and parts of Iowa and ...

Anticipating increases in ozone pollution, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an air pollution health advisory for the metro area from noon until midnight on Monday, July 2, according to a ...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Wisconsin DNR have have issued air quality alerts across both states for Thursday and Friday. The alert in Minnesota takes effect at midnight ...