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Collection truck dumping out recycling and organics material.

Projects will reduce the amount of waste entering landfills, benefiting the environment and local economies.

bad air day in Minneapolis because of Canadian fires July

Hot, sunny weather brings the possibility of air quality alerts due to ozone. But what exactly is ozone?

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As Minnesotans prepare for another summer of outdoor activities, MPCA meteorologists are forecasting a moderately active air quality season.

Commissioner Katrina Kessler scoops food into a to-go container.

The Climate Smart Food Systems initiative, funded by the U.S. EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, positions Minnesota as a national model for transforming our food system from farm to freezer.

Spring is the time for awakening gardens from their slumber and cleaning up the yard. It’s also a good time to start thinking about a backyard compost pile. Here’s how to build one that’ll enhance soil health and that your neighbors won’t mind.

Greenhouse interior with seedlings in the foreground and a woman looking at taller plants in the background.

A new $75,000 grant from the MPCA will help the U of M’s Forever Green Initiative make camelina a viable crop for sustainable aviation fuel.

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.

Aerial view of a combine harvesting corn.

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

Two workers in orange jackets cut apart a bundle of flattened cardboard boxes next to a large pile of cardboard and paper.

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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