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Sheep eating a pumpkin from a green pan. An overlay graphic says "Eco Living".
October 30, 2026
Eco Living – Feed your pumpkin to livestock to keep it out of the landfill
Leaves along the shore of Comfort Lake in Wyoming, MN
October 20, 2026
Don't let leaves litter lakes

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Water flowing through a shallow ditch with rock stabilized banks to prevent erosion.
December 4, 2025
Red Lake River Watershed projects focus restoration where it matters most
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Silhouette of urban and rural landscapes. Text reads Ag-Urban Partnership Forum.
November 24, 2025
Ag-Urban partnership forum events in January and February
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Two deer stand in the Redwood River surrounded by low-handing tree branches and plants.
November 19, 2025
When water speaks through us: Katy Backes Kozhimannil on health, climate, and community
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November 18, 2025
Claremont ethanol plant fined more than $40,000 for air permit violations
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cars in standing water in a parking lot in St. Louis Park in 2019
November 13, 2025
New survey shows 88% of Minnesota communities report feeling the impacts of climate change
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November 13, 2025
MPCA reviewing proposed landfill conversion project in Itasca County, seeking public comment
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Close up of a woman wearing gloves collecting pine needle samples from a branch.
November 5, 2025
To study how PFAS moves in the air, MPCA turns to pine needles
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Prototype of a lawn mower attachment with steam nozzles.
October 30, 2025
Green Chemistry Prize winner, Naware, swaps herbicides for steam and AI
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October 28, 2025
MPCA reviewing proposed landfill expansion near Elk River; seeking public comment
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October 27, 2025
MPCA takes legal action against Freeway Landfill and Freeway Dump to protect drinking water for nearby cities

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