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MPCA presents program overview to Senate committee; highlights PFAS work and $200M IRA climate grant
Summary
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency gave an organizational overview to the Senate committee, outlined remediation and PFAS priorities, and noted a $200 million federal climate grant the state secured under the Inflation Reduction Act.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency briefed the Senate Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee on the agency’s structure, priority programs and recent federal funding, and described ongoing remediation work and PFAS response efforts.
Tom Johnson, the MPCA’s government relations director, told the committee the agency’s mission is to protect and improve the environment and human health and that MPCA activity spans water, air, land and climate work. He outlined delegated federal programs the agency implements in Minnesota (Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery…
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