Job openings
Office services supervisor will provide supervision and management to the Administrative Business Systems Unit I of the Environmental Analysis and Outcomes and Resource Management and Assistance Divisions, so that all administrative functions of the divisions are successfully facilitated. Job ID: 52261. Location: St. Paul. Closing date: January 31. Find out more.
Project manager watershed management: The incumbent is a watershed project manager for the East Central Watershed Section and is responsible for the protection and restoration goals within the seven-county metro area and adjacent watersheds. The incumbent will design and complete Total Maximum Daily Loads/Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies. Job ID: 52264. Location: St. Paul. Closing date: January 28. Find out more.
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Century College spring course catalog now available
MPCA's ongoing partnership with Century College provides employees with access to courses on a variety of topics that support professional development. The courses are free for employees to take and are paid for by the MPCA. Check out the new spring course schedule on the Lorax.
Reminder: Leadership Academy presentations now online
Did you miss the 2021 Leadership Academy cohort’s live presentations on December 8 and 9? Or maybe you enjoyed one of them so much that you want to watch again? You’re in luck! All the presentations are now linked on the Lorax Leadership Academy page. Go to the page and scroll to the bottom.
New PFAS guidance
The MPCA has posted new sampling and analytical PFAS guidance on MPCA's Quality System webpage.
The new PFAS sampling guidance is meant to be a resource for PFAS sampling to improve sampling consistency and avoid cross-contamination. The PFAS analytical guidance document is intended for use by laboratories, project managers, and MPCA staff who generate, review, or report PFAS data to the MPCA. The purpose of the analytical guidance is to provide MPCA data quality objectives, facilitate consistency, and ensure adequate data quality.
Find out more about PFAS pollution.
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Air issues seminar
Monday, January 24, 3-4 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to join the January Air Issues Seminar on Monday, January 24. You will hear from Sophie Greene, Dorian Kvale, Summer Streets, and Kari Palmer on the PFAS Blueprint and how it relates to air monitoring and risk assessment.
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Good or lucky? A brief exploration of luck in our personal and professional lives
Tuesday, January 25, 2-3 p.m.
How did you get to where you are today? Certainly, you have a well of talent to draw from and there has been plenty of hard work along the way. Perhaps you also got a little lucky? This event provides a framework to see how luck operates in our lives and explores some of the connections between the way we acknowledge luck and empathy, social justice views, and even job engagement. Open discussion to follow the presentation. Read more on the Lorax.
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Science fusion events at the Science Museum of Minnesota
Discover the inspiring careers and scientific contributions of BIPOC STEM professionals in health care, technology, and more, with virtual career talks and STEM student panels, plus in-person field trips and events.
Native Americans In STEM, January 31-February 12
Latinx Americans In STEM, February 21-March 5
Asian Americans In STEM, March 14-26
MPCA says several contaminants in St. Paul's Pig's Eye dump, city asks for cleanup funds
The Pig's Eye landfill contains contaminants including metals, mercury, and a class of industrial chemicals known as PFAs. Pig's Eye is the largest unpermitted dump in the state, said Jamie Wallerstedt, remediation division director at the MPCA. The waste is located near the water, and when rain infiltrates the waste, contaminants flow through Battle Creek, Pig's Eye Lake, and eventually the Mississippi River. Those contaminants eventually make their way to humans, according to the MPCA. — Star Tribune
Isanti County Sportsmen's Club provides $10,000 grant match to Isanti SWCD
In 2020, the Isanti Soil and Water Conservation District received a $284,000 grant from the MPCA to go toward projects in the Green Lake drainage area. The grant requires a 40% match, totaling $189,000. The Sportsmen’s Club graciously provided $10,000 toward the grant match. — Hometown Source
Albert Lea projects not in governor's bonding proposal
Albert Lea’s bonding requests were not included in Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s $2.7 billion capital investment proposal unveiled Tuesday. The total improvements at Albert Lea's wastewater plant are estimated to cost $60 million. The plant was constructed in 1981 and is facing new regulations for phosphorus removal through the MPCA. — Albert Lea Tribune
Note: You can view additional news coverage on the Lorax's News clips page.
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Last week in social media at the MPCA
As always, be sure to like and share with your networks!
With the recent temperature fluctuations, ice is on its way and Minnesotans are thinking about clearing it from pavement — sometimes with salt. Check out these smart salting tips that help protect our waters. Facebook | Twitter
Calling all educators! The #ourMNclimate Flipgrid activity gives your students a voice in shaping our future and a better climate. Add this civic engagement activity to your climate-related lessons, now through June 2022. Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn
MPCA Assistant Commissioner Craig McDonnell stopped by the MSBA Leadership Conference to congratulate more of our Electric School Bus Pilot Project grantees and check out the Thomas Jouley Electric School Bus on display. Congratulations to Monarch Bus Service, Faribault Transportation, and Ottertail Minn-Dakota Coaches for your leadership and commitment in bringing cleaner buses to your schools and communities! Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn
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