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Minn. Stat. § 116.01 (2026)

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To meet the variety and complexity of problems relating to water, air and land pollution in the areas of the state affected thereby, and to achieve a reasonable degree of purity of water, air and land resources of the state consistent with the maximum enjoyment and use thereof in furtherance of the welfare of the people of the state, it is in the public interest that there be established a Pollution Control Agency.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: Minnesota Ctr. for Env't Advocacy v. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 644 N.W.2d 457 (Minn. 2002).
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Minnesota Ctr. for Env't Advocacy v. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 644 N.W.2d 457 (Minn. 2002). · cites it 4× “See Minn.Stat. § 116.01 (2000). Similarly, the DNR assisted the MPCA for several years and in this process has technical expertise with respect to timber and forestry.”
Wicken v. Morris, 527 N.W.2d 95 (Minn. 1995). · cites it 2× “See Minn.Stat. § 116.01 (1992). The duty to provide employees with a safe workplace is a non-delegable duty held by the employer.”
State v. Apple Valley Redi-Mix, Inc., 379 N.W.2d 136 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 116.01 (1984). The MPC Act further gives the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency authority to adopt air quality standards.”
Nat'l Solid Waste Mgmt. Ass'n v. Williams, 966 F. Supp. 844 (D. Minn. 1997). · cites it 2× “” Minn.Stat. § 116.01. Defendant Edward Garvey is the Director of the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance (“OEA”), which provides “technical and financial assistance for development, planning and implementation of state policies related to waste management.”
Renee Hogendorf, Respondent, vs. James J. Green, Jr., et al., Appellants (Minn. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “346, at 582 (codified at Minn. Stat. §§ 116.01 -.45 (1982)). Then, in 1978, the legislature established the Joint Legislative Committee on Solid and Hazardous Waste, 1978 Minn.”
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