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Join our virtual meeting: 24 hour Nitrate Network information session. Silhouettes of a farm and city are in the background, a stream runs down the right side, and a tractor with crops behind it are in the foreground.

An online-only meeting to introduce a nitrate monitoring project in Minnesota.

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MPCA’s work on the climate-smart food systems grant from the EPA is ongoing amid strong interest

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Minnesota joins several other states in confirming Circular Action Alliance as its PRO for the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act

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Reducing campus discards and raising awareness of sustainability through outreach and community engagement

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Minnesota GreenCorps member Leslie Alcantar Mejia helped Hennepin County toward its goal of planting 1 million trees during her service term.

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What to consider when cold weather has you looking into home weatherization projects

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The triennial standards review offers every Minnesotan the opportunity to comment on essentially every water quality standard the agency defines to protect the waters that they drink, swim in, and fish from.

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Minnesota’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dropped by 14% between 2005 and 2022, according to a biennial report from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Department of Commerce

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Clearing ice? Before you reach for the salt bag and begin to scatter, consider using other tools to get the job done that are less toxic to our waterways and our beloved pets, and will save you money.

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Robyn Dwight is the 2024 winner of the Community Conservationist Award given by the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts and MPCA. She helped expand Keep It Clean, which keeps garbage off lake ice.

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