Northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin remain under an Air Quality Alert Monday due to wildfire smoke. Conditions are unhealthy for the public.

The Pollution Control Agency has issued a statewide air quality alert through 9 a.m. Monday because of Canadian wildfire smoke.

An air quality alert for northwest Minnesota has been extended to cover the entire state and run through Monday.

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

After Eagan residents were unknowingly breathing in lead for months, a Minnesota House representative is calling for a special review of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) response to the toxins detected at the Gopher Resource recycling center.

Weekend wildfire smoke produced some of the worst air pollution ever recorded in MN originally appeared on Bring Me The News. The smoke from Canadian wildfires produced some of the worst fine particle pollution on record in Minnesota over the weekend.

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has extended an air quality alert across the northern portion of the state but indicated smoky air from the weekend is on its way out.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has extended the air quality alert for northern Minnesota. The alert now runs until 6 p.m. on Monday, July 14,m 2025. The affected area includes Duluth, International Falls,