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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…
Northern Iron operates an iron foundry in an environmental justice area in Saint Paul's Payne-Phalen neighborhood.
Find sustainable products for your business with these helpful certification and labeling systems.
What to consider when cold weather has you looking into home weatherization projects
The MPCA had $800,000 in grant funding to help businesses, nonprofits, schools, and local governments with projects that use recyclable materials or process recyclable material into a higher value material.
Recycling market development works to expand end markets and boost the demand for recycled materials.
Reducing campus discards and raising awareness of sustainability through outreach and community engagement
We Are Water MN travels to Leech Lake, where Raining White works to protect and restore manoomin, or wild rice.
How to prepare recycling for the curb
Lights, camera, antics! Students at Century College script and produce a fun video as part of their coursework.
The MPCA has announced that 11 grant recipients will receive a total of $5.3 million for projects that build lasting capacity to support recycling markets in Minnesota.
Launched in 2022, the PFAS monitoring plan lays out a path for PFAS monitoring at solid waste, wastewater, and stormwater facilities; hazardous waste landfills; facilities with air emissions; and…
We have some suggestions for avoiding disposable items, excessive packaging, and single-use plastics when shopping for your everyday needs.
As part of the PFAS pollution prevention law called Amara’s Law, manufacturers are required to report intentionally added PFAS in products sold in Minnesota and pay a fee. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has extended the reporting due date to Sept. 15, 2026.
First of a series of MPCA staff profiles. Kevin Stroom conducts research on streams and has published a report about Straight River.
Smart Salting is a suite of techniques that minimize the environmental and economic impacts of chloride while still meeting public needs.
What's in My Neighborhood provides a wide variety of environmental information about your community. Search for:properties that were previously contaminated and those being investigated for…
Where possible, permit holders must use MPCA's e-Services to apply for reissuance and administrative amendments.
We Are Water next visits Ortonville and the Big Stone Lake area March 15 through April 21.
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.