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Volunteers can search for a lake or stream site that works for them and sign up to monitor it.
Plastic can be recycled, but it’s often not, a situation the MPCA aims to resolve with grants to develop markets for recycled plastic.
RoundtableRx is a nonprofit operating the Minnesota Medication Repository Program, which reduces pharmaceutical waste by collecting excess medication for redistribution. The MPCA recently provided a $52,910 grant for education and outreach to help solve the pharmaceutical waste issue in Minnesota.
What to consider when cold weather has you looking into home weatherization projects
Designing stormwater systems to handle the challenges of climate change differs in every community across the state. Here’s how one community is meeting that challenge
Instructions for preparing for and completing the online exam for underground storage tank operator certification.
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.
Profile of John Weiss, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program
The MPCA is leading multiple initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.
Investments in electric vehicle charging stations around Minnesota.
MPCA Environmental Assistance grant program puts spotlight on mend-it clinics and other reuse and waste reduction efforts.
Profile of Karl Scheuer, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program
Edina-based startup, Naware, recently took the $10,000 Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize, sponsored by the MPCA as part of the MN Cup, for combining two unlikely technologies to replace herbicides in lawncare with a more environmentally friendly alternative.
Profile of Julia Dady, a volunteer water monitor for Battle Creek in Saint Paul.
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.
State and community leaders visited Faribault and Northfield to observe Minnesota climate resiliency efforts in action.
Thermal paper is thin with a slick feel or sheen finish and discolors easily when scratched.
Image Air quality is expected to reach the orange AQI category for all of Minnesota, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups.The Minnesota Pollution…
Addressing excess nutrient levels in Lake Pepin based on the site-specific water quality eutrophication criteria for the lake developed by the MPCA.
Through a certificate of need process, MPCA is offering existing landfills the opportunity to expand their existing capacity.