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The MPCA's Petroleum Remediation Program addresses risks to people and the environment from contamination caused by leaking petroleum storage tanks.

Lead-free fishing tackle is not a novelty. We provide this list of vendors that manufacture, retail, or supply nontoxic fishing weights.

Instructions for preparing for and completing the online exam for underground storage tank operator certification.

Minnesota is the first state government in U.S. to use this combination of innovative technologies to address "forever chemicals”

To make electric school buses more affordable to school districts, the MPCA started a grant program that puts more of the cleaner buses on routes across the state.

This long-term data gathering initiative helps track trends in water bodies around the state. The MPCA is grateful for every volunteer who has dedicated time to monitoring their favorite lake or stream.

Distribution media include both public domain products like aggregate or drainfield rocks, and proprietary products like expanded polystyrene aggregate and chambers.

Dem-Con is proposing a new facility that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters at its environmental campus in Shakopee. The project requires an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) and an air permit from the MPCA.

“Urban wood,” or wood salvaged from cities, suburbs, and towns, is a growing issue in Minnesota because of severe weather, urban expansion, and the emerald ash borer. Rather than burning the trees as waste, a preferred option for dealing with urban wood involves creating durable wood products like furniture, building materials, and wooden décor.

Businesses can find many ways to increase competitiveness and boost productivity.

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.

Environmental information and resources for gas stations.

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.

Carba, a Minnesota-based company focused on carbon-capture technology, took home the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize at the 2023 MN Cup

The MPCA proposes adding 46 new impaired bodies of water and removing 45 impairments from bodies of water from the IWL, the most removals in a two-year cycle since the state began the IWL program in 1992.

While hundreds of fish kills occur in Minnesota every year, mostly in lakes and ponds, fish kills on trout streams in southeast Minnesota are much less common.

Long-term lake management considers the unique environmental, cultural, and biological factors affecting the lake and sets a priority on finding lasting solutions.

The MPCA regulates most aspects of livestock management including the location, design, construction, operation, and management of feedlots and manure-handling facilities.

The Red River of the North - Marsh River Watershed is part of the Red River Basin in northwestern Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota.

Permits for wastewater treatment require monthly, quarterly, or annual reporting of discharge monitoring results