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Help save Minnesota waters, your pets, and your wallet from too much salt this winter

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.

From the cab of a tractor, a long view on farm sustainability

For National Farmers Day, a profile of pork and crop farmer Randy Spronk of Edgerton, Minnesota, and his sustainable ag practices.

Making your business certifiably environmental

Find sustainable products for your business with these helpful certification and labeling systems.

Blue-green algae and harmful algal blooms

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.

Frequently asked questions about water quality

What is the blue-green scum that looks like spilled paint?In lakes that are over-enriched with phosphorus and nitrogen, algae tend to prosper and create algae blooms. Blue-green algae and one type in…

How one Minnesota community came together and restored a beloved trout stream

Thanks to years of restoration efforts, the MPCA confirmed the Kabekona River meets water quality standards for recreation and proposed its removal from the 2026 impaired waters list.

SSTS financial assistance

Financial assistance for SSTS work is targeted to units of local government.

Grain elevators, feed mills, and fertilizer mixing plants

Environmental information and permits that affect grain elevators, feed mills and fertilizer mixing plants.

To study how PFAS moves in the air, MPCA turns to pine needles

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.

Mascots coach sports fans on recycling and organics

Lights, camera, antics! Students at Century College script and produce a fun video as part of their coursework.

Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community, Two Rivers High School among recipients of $1 million in MPCA grants for waste reduction and reuse

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.

New scam targets businesses with fake EPA violation notice

Some permittees are receiving phishing attacks claiming to be from the EPA. How to spot a phishing attack and what to do about it.

e-Service air permit applications

Where possible, permit holders must use MPCA's e-Services to apply for reissuance and administrative amendments.

Become an energy vampire slayer

Unsuspecting homeowners everywhere are falling victim to vampires…energy vampires! Find out how to slay these energy vampires by turning off electronic devices that keep drawing power even when they are turned off.

Former golf course in Baxter becomes new stormwater garden to help the Mississippi

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.

Grandma's Marathon, Minneapolis Toy Library among recipients of $1 million in MPCA grants for waste reduction and reuse

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.