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When temperatures climb and the summer sun beats down, conditions are ripe for Minnesota lakes to produce harmful algae blooms, some of which can be harmful to pets and humans.
We Are Water MN travels to Chisago County, where Dawn White has served as an educator and policy team member focused on preserving waters.
The MPCA gave an environmental award to the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, which sold land so it could become a watershed wetland in Baxter. The project is being finalized in summer 2024.
The Olmsted Soil and Water Conservation District's Soil Health Farm demonstrates how farmers can benefit from practices that also provide resilience to climate change.
Minnesota GreenCorps member Heidi Blum focused on waste reduction and recycling in Edina, Minnesota.
Find sustainable products for your business with these helpful certification and labeling systems.
The Legislature has given the MPCA the authority to develop rules to protect state environmental resources.
Don't let your septic system freeze. Here are some simple tips that can help you avoid costly problems with your septic system.
We Are Water MN travels to Stillwater to focus on the St. Croix River, featuring artwork by painter Kami Mendlik.
We Are Water next visits Ortonville and the Big Stone Lake area March 15 through April 21.
Answers to frequently asked questions about compliance and MPCA's enforcement of environmental rules in Minnesota.
Regular people are pretty good at judging water quality, and new research from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) proves it.
Help your school get a recycling program organized and operating successfully.
Profile of Julia Dady, a volunteer water monitor for Battle Creek in Saint Paul.
When workers at The Lawn Barber in Elysian start up their electric mowers, they appreciate more than the quiet hum. They also appreciate the extra time the crew earns…
Guidance and recommendations for local officials dealing with public health issues related to blue-green algae.
Conditionally exempt facilities do not need an air quality permit if they follow specific requirements.
To prevent food waste at its veterans homes, the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs used a $185,000 MPCA grant to purchase new meal-ordering technology.
In most of Minnesota’s livestock-dense counties, feedlot oversight is a cooperative effort between the MPCA and county government.
For Katy Backes Kozhimannil, water is intrinsically tied to her life’s work. As a professor of public health at the University of Minnesota with a focus on rural communities, she has made it her life…