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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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Close up of the grill of a white heavy-duty truck with two stickers that says "certified clean idle."
September 18, 2024
Towing company uses MPCA grants to clean up its fleet of diesel trucks
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September 11, 2024
Air quality alert issued due to wildfire smoke through Thursday, Sept. 12, for north central, northwest, central, and west central Minnesota
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A cement bridge over a brown stream with a large culvert through it.
September 5, 2024
New culverts provide climate resiliency to fish and people on Lake Superior’s North Shore
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September 3, 2024
Air quality alert issued due to wildfire smoke for Wednesday, Sept. 4, through Thursday, Sept. 5, for northwestern Minnesota
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September 2, 2024
Air quality alert issued due to wildfire smoke for Monday, Sept. 2, through Tuesday, Sept. 3, for central, north central, and northwest Minnesota
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Overhead view of rows of empty translucent plastic cups, three are turned on their sides and say "Please return me, I'm reusable!"
August 21, 2024
Grandma's Marathon, Minneapolis Toy Library among recipients of $1 million in MPCA grants for waste reduction and reuse
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People looking at an exhibit of a large spinning "tornado" made of plastic bags with a sign that reads "Bagnado".
August 19, 2024
Bagnado Lives! Trash twister returns to Eco Experience
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August 16, 2024
Air quality alert issued due to wildfire smoke for Friday, Aug. 16, through Monday, Aug. 19, for the northern half of Minnesota
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Close up of two hands working with tools to fix a motherboard.
August 16, 2024
Eco Living – New law gives Minnesotans more power to fix their electronics
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August 15, 2024
Air quality alert issued due to wildfire smoke for Friday, Aug. 16 through Sunday, Aug. 18 for northwest Minnesota

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