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How to prepare recycling for the curb
A recent $1 million MPCA grant round will fund projects focused on waste reduction and reuse. To invest in projects that will continue to offer benefits to Minnesotans well into the future, this grant round prioritized proposals that would replace single-use items with reusables or help build a trained repair workforce in Minnesota.
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.
MPCA’s community air monitoring pilot grant program will provide $4.85 million to build more networks of community air sensors in the Twin Cities metro area.
Less than three years after Minnesota passed the country's first ban on TCE, a carcinogenic solvent, facilities around the state have removed it from their processes.
The MPCA has announced 13 grant recipients that will receive a total of nearly $4.8 million for projects that will keep good food from going to waste in Minnesota while diverting usable food to people in need.
To reduce contamination at compost facilities, Minnesota’s compostable product labeling law requires all bags, packaging, and food service products labeled as “compostable” and sold in Minnesota after Jan. 1, 2025, to meet certain requirements.
The MPCA has announced eight grant recipients that will receive a total of over $1 million in grants for projects focused on waste reduction and reuse. These statewide efforts will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, reduce the demand for resources, and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.
The MPCA added three bodies of water to the impaired waters list for PFAS contamination. Which are they? How did they get polluted? And how much PFAS does it take to contaminate a body of water?
The Metropolitan Council proposes adding a fourth wastewater incinerator which requires an amendment to the facility’s current air emissions permit.
Question and answer session with Lisa Weidemann, a community affairs specialist with the MPCA, about her work with the agency.
Information for larger feedlot owners on the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and State Disposal System (SDS) permits for construction and operation permits in Minnesota.
Before Laura Mendoza Romero got involved with shoreline restoration, she remembers going on boat rides and seeing all the different landscapes along the shore. Some houses you could barely see…
Environmental information and resources for the automotive industry
Volunteers across Minnesota’s 87 counties have been collecting pine needles from coniferous trees in their neighborhoods to help the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency better understand how to protect Minnesotans from PFAS pollution.
What an organization buys, who it buys from, and how it uses the goods and services once bought is a reflection of the organization's values. Sustainable purchasing policies shows a commitment to…
The MPCA must complete assessments to gather critical information too inform the development of the EPR program statewide.
Anglers can choose lead-free materials when shopping for fishing tackle. Popular options include tungsten, steel, tin, bismuth/tin, and glass.
What consumers should know about new Minnesota laws prohibiting PFAS in consumer products and the MPCA’s efforts to minimize PFAS pollution by keeping it out of commonly used household products.
Dakota County is now hosting We Are Water MN, a traveling exhibit and community engagement program that explores Minnesotans’ relationships with water.