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Make this your Year of Water Action — volunteer now!
More than 1,300 citizen monitors gather data for the MPCA, but more are needed to reach the 69,000 miles of rivers and more than 12,000 lakes in the state.
Get an MPCA grant to help local brewers & distillers go green
Deadline to apply: May 2. $25,000 grant for an assistance provider interested in helping these businesses adopt more environmentally sustainable operations.
MPCA receives performance excellence award
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency was one of just three Minnesota organizations to receive Performance Excellence Awards at the PENworks 2017 Conference.
Air Quality Awareness Week
How do you get people to care about something they can’t see and that rarely causes them any problems? That’s the dilemma for raising awareness of air quality in Minnesota.
Spring Park: Municipal Wells site
Residents of Spring Park are now enjoying cleaner drinking water thanks to the state’s Superfund Program.
Every day is Earth Day for the MPCA and its partners
As the MPCA celebrates 50 years, the variety and complexity of environmental problems has changed, however our vision remains the same: Clean water, air and land support healthy communities and ecosystems, and a strong economy in Minnesota.
Ask the MPCA: Burning leaves and branches in St. Paul
Is it legal to burn fallen branches and leaves in the backyard in St. Paul?
Relics of the past
The MPCA has been monitoring water quality for five decades. While digging through old newsletters, we unearthed an interesting water monitoring relic.
MPCA named Bicycle Friendly Business
Last week, the League of American Bicyclists, a national organization based in Washington, D.C., named the MPCA’s St. Paul office as one of its bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Businesses for 2017; the agency’s Duluth and Rochester offices received honorable mentions.
Ag Water Quality Certification Program tops 200,000 acres
Since the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program’s inception under Gov. Mark Dayton in 2014, 365 farms have been certified across Minnesota.
Palm trees planned for Minnesota communities
Climate change is posing many challenges for Minnesota, not least for our tree population. In an innovative response, the state government has begun a new initiative to introduce palm trees to Minnesota.
Managing flood debris and solid waste
Above and beyond. MPCA recognizes Scott Helfman and Lloyd's Construction Services for managing flood debris and solid waste.
Bald Eagle Lake now meets water quality standards
Once plagued by algal blooms and murky water, Bald Eagle Lake in the northern Twin Cities near Hugo is now much healthier — meeting state water quality standards for the first time in 37 years.
Seven green myths
Like any myth, the green variety may sprout from kernels of truth. But many are based on false or outdated information.
Air pollution and heart disease: an important link
When we think of breathing polluted air, we often focus on how it affects our lungs, such as by making asthma or other lung conditions worse. But air pollution can also have severe effects on our hearts.