The Minneapolis iron foundry that was accused of breaking pollution rules after a surprise inspection last year has made improvements, but still hasn’t done everything it must to comply with the law, ...

Parts of the Twin Cities area woke up to unhealthy air quality on Wednesday morning, as a classic wintertime inversion pushed pollution from vehicle tailpipes close to the ground. Minnesota Pollution ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The latest air quality tests on the Smith Foundry show it's in compliance with the particulate pollution limits spelled out in its current permit, but neighborhood groups and ...

When Minneapolis City Council Member Robin Wonsley began pursuing a carbon fee in 2022, she saw it as a promising way to cut the city’s greenhouse gas emissions and raise revenue for climate-related ...

Wildfires in Canada are continuing to pour smoke into Minnesota, triggering another red alert, a week after the state was said to have one of the worst air qualities in the world. The red alert, ...

The massive 20-year cleanup of a toxic legacy in south Minneapolis has now eliminated arsenic contamination for all but one residential yard, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday. The ...

Residents living across a swathe of Minnesota have been warned of potentially dangerous air pollution, with "sensitive" groups urged to stay inside on Memorial Day. The U.S. Environmental Protection ...

MINNEAPOLIS — New test results may clear the air for a Minneapolis factory accused of pollution violations. Independent testing of filter systems at Smith Foundry shows the plant is in compliance with ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Ever since 1989, when the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) first opened, people have protested against it. On Thursday that fight continued. The Minneapolis City Council proposed a ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated ...