MPCA Commissioner on pressing environmental issues

Mississippi in downtown Minneapolis
U.S. Public Interest Research Group says almost 40% of industrial and municipal facilities across Minnesota discharge more pollution into the Mississippi and other state rivers and lakes than their permits allow.
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