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Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is toxic to humans and animals. At room temperature, mercury is a silvery, liquid metal, but it can also evaporate and become airborne. Mercury does not…
Within the three major watersheds that cover the Twin Cities area, there are 33 smaller watersheds managed by their own watershed district or watershed management organization.
Find sustainable products for your business with these helpful certification and labeling systems.
Learn what you can do to protect yourself and your community from environmental problems caused by flooding.
Plan’s primary goal is to protect families, communities from PFAS contamination
The MPCA investigates sites where hazardous substances have been or could be released to identify risks and appropriate remediation plans.
Grantees must follow guidance to fund only eligible activities and expenses.
MPCA released its environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for the proposed development of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s new organics recycling facility in Scott County.
Cities of Saint Peter and Comfrey will each receive grants for infrastructure planning.
Areas and communities with SSTS concerns have wastewater treatment methods that are not adequate to protect public health or the environment. Hundreds of small communities around the state have inadequate wastewater systems.
The MPCA had $676,000 available in grant funding for communities in environmental justice areas across Minnesota to support projects that provide planning and design services for replacing or upgrading inadequate water infrastructure.
When leaves fall on streets, sidewalks, and other hardscapes in urban areas, they wash into the storm drains and end up in lakes and rivers where they feed algae growth. The algae then decomposes and uses up oxygen that fish and native plants need.
Multi-agency investigation determined that the fish kill did not occur naturally, but could not pinpoint the exact cause, which is frequently the case with fish kills.