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The MPCA offers a variety of tools to help counties, cities, and townships develop and support systems that recover resources and manage waste.Notify the agency about changes to contacts in your…
The MPCA announced cleanup plans for the defunct Hibbing Gas Manufacturing Plant site, explained in a draft Minnesota Decision Document that is available for public comment until July 9, 2026.
The MPCA has adopted amended rules relating to when maintenance of a closed landfill should end.
Image The goal of the MPCA's regulatory programs covering hazardous substances and solid waste is to prevent contamination of land, water, and air by…
MPCA guidance for evaluating when closed landfills may exit the postclosure care phase.
Pesticide NPDES Permit Steps to Compliance Step 2: submit a notice of intent
Sanimax USA LLC failed to seek a required major air permit amendment and conduct air emissions modeling prior to making changes to its pollution control equipment systems in 2019 at its animal products rendering facility in South St. Paul, Minnesota.
In 2009, a federal court ruled that NPDES permits were required for all biological and chemical pesticide applications that leave a residue in water when applications are made in, over, or near waters of the United States.
Perchloroethylene or tetrachloroethylene (PCE or Perc) is chlorinated solvent used in a variety of processes as a solvent and degreaser. When released in the environment, some PCE will evaporate…
MPCA rules govern how septic systems are designed, installed, and managed.
After many years of investigation, design work and construction, the Great Lakes Legacy Act remediation projects at these sites near Duluth, Minnesota, are complete.
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has hosted five MN GreenCorps members to help install solar panels and electric vehicle charges, promote food sovereignty, and more.
State agencies support Minnesota's sustainable purchasing efforts by using state contracts.
Climate adaptation is about developing strategies to help human and natural systems become more resilient to the effects of climate change.
New MPCA report monitors PFAS sources and movement, provides direction for preventing and managing PFAS pollution.
Thirty TMDLs undertaken in the Mississippi River - Twin Cities Watershed to address excess nutrients, turbidity, bacteria, and more.
New easy-to-access trainings help small businesses figure out if they are subject to MPCA regulations, and how to become more sustainable.
Launched in 2022, the PFAS monitoring plan lays out a path for PFAS monitoring at solid waste, wastewater, and stormwater facilities; hazardous waste landfills; facilities with air emissions; and…
Every Minnesotan — regardless of income, race, ethnicity, color, or national origin — has the right to healthy air, sustainable lands, clean water, and a better climate.
The MPCA released its environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for the proposed expansion of Crow Wing County’s existing mixed municipal solid waste landfill northeast of Brainerd.