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Help your school get a recycling program organized and operating successfully.
Smart technology, conservation practices, and a commitment to clean water help this family dairy and crop operation thrive — while protecting rivers, streams, and future generations.
The air emissions breakdown/shutdown notification form is required by rule to prevent endangerment of human health or the environment.
Kate Knuth's career in addressing climate change, which took her to the Minnesota Capitol as a state legislator, has now led her to the MPCA as its new climate director.
Volunteer-collected data are regularly used in decision-making and conservation efforts. Find a program that excites you and join in.
Learn what steps you can take to reduce the pollution from small neighborhood sources.
To make electric school buses more affordable to school districts, the MPCA started a grant program that puts more of the cleaner buses on routes across the state.
In addition to the vessel requirements in the EPA VGP and Minnesota’s ballast water general permit, vessels must follow the requirements in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota’s 401 certification of the VGP.
Conditionally exempt facilities do not need an air quality permit if they follow specific requirements.
We Are Water MN travels to Leech Lake, where Raining White works to protect and restore manoomin, or wild rice.
Privacy rightsSeveral federal and state laws protect your privacy rights regarding the information the MPCA has about you. At times, an MPCA staff member may ask you to provide information about…
New major-emitting industrial facilities and major modifications of existing facilities must obtain a permit before construction and include the best pollution-control technology available if they significantly increase emissions.
Answers to common questions about the Construction Stormwater Permit application
Minnesota has a new law that prohibits nonessential use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Solid waste facilities may close or terminate their permit depending on the solid waste activities occurring at the site.
Minnesota is the first state to require producers fund boat wrap collection and recycling.
Recycling is good for Minnesota's economy. It supports more than 60,000 jobs in our state, paying almost $3.4 billion in wages and adds nearly $15.7 billion to Minnesota's economy.
Dakota County is now hosting We Are Water MN, a traveling exhibit and community engagement program that explores Minnesotans’ relationships with water.
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.
Enbridge Energy is continuing restoration work around its new Line 3 crude oil pipeline across Minnesota. The new line replaces an aging Line 3 and began operating in October 2021, after Enbridge completed the project’s construction phase.