Northfield warns residents of unsafe drinking water for infants
In 2019, city officials in Northfield, Minnesota said the town's water supply tested for high levels of manganese.
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In 2019, city officials in Northfield, Minnesota said the town's water supply tested for high levels of manganese.
The list of 10 most endangered rivers of 2025, according to the nonprofit American Rivers, includes the Mississippi River and the lower Rio Grande.
Thanks to a first-of-its-kind system in the United States, a western Minnesota county says it has kept PFAS and other contaminants from getting into the environment.
Minnesotans have enjoyed winter on the ice, but there are now signs of changing seasons across the Twin Cities metro.
Minneapolis residents are sharing concerns with the ongoing demolition of a controversial metal foundry, according to City Councilmember Jason Chavez.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is accused of neglecting to protect the public from a manufacturing plant that neighbors blame for cancer cases, chronic illnesses and even deaths.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is accused of neglecting to protect the public from a manufacturing plant that neighbors blame for cancer cases, chronic illnesses and even deaths.
A lawsuit and social media posts have some concerned about an effort to dismantle Minnesota's PFAS ban.
The U.S. generates the most plastic waste of any nation. Starbucks, one of the biggest users of single-use plastic cups in the country, encourages customers to toss them in its recycling bins. But CBS News discovered most of those cups never get recycled.
For the first time ever, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) are testing the entirety of the river, from Itasca to Iowa, in a single year.
The legacy toy company is increasing the certified renewable or recycled materials that go into its bricks in an effort to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
Multiple state and federal agencies are working together following a massive spill of coal ash wastewater from a northern Minnesota energy plant.
A controversial metal foundry in the middle of Minneapolis has been ordered to cease some of its operations and pay an $80,000 penalty, the EPA announced Tuesday.
This 2024 "State of the Air" report warns efforts to reduce emissions are undermined by extreme heat, drought and wildfires caused by climate change.
Officials said the standards will help clean up some of the nation's largest sources of planet-warming greenhouse gases.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is again asking Republican legislators to release $125 million set aside to combat pollution from so-called forever chemicals.
Community members in the East Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis are still calling for Smith Foundry's closure, saying its emissions are putting their health in danger.
Testing has shown lowered pollution levels at the Smith Foundry in Minneapolis, but David Schuman heard from neighbors who don't trust regulators and say the facility is still dangerous.
Independent testing of filter systems at Smith Foundry shows the plant is in compliance with its air permit.
New test results clear the air for a Minneapolis factory accused of pollution violations.
While the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says that salt has impaired at least 67 waterways in our state, the actual number is believed to be higher, since only about 10% of bodies of water have been tested.
The proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota has suffered a fresh setback.
People living near the facility in south Minneapolis want it shut down.
Dozens of people went face-to-face with representatives from Smith Foundry, the EPA and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
The community meeting included some fiery exchanges between families and experts.
