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The MPCA is committed to engaging broadly with the public and ensuring that residents affected by its decisions have a voice in its processes.
The Keep It Clean campaign, a 2023 Minnesota law, and many partners working together are adding up to less garbage and waste left behind on frozen lakes.
Kohlman Lake, one of 27 bodies of water to come off the impaired waters list this year, did so with substantial help from the Clean Water Fund.
Kathy Wagner, recipient of the 2025 Community Conservationist Award from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD), discusses her personal conservation work and local environmental advocacy.
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 Minnesota Repair Project is one of several initiatives that received a grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency aimed at reducing waste and boosting reuse across the state.
The triennial standards review offers every Minnesotan the opportunity to comment on essentially every water quality standard the agency defines to protect the waters that they drink, swim in, and fish from.
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.
How to prepare recycling for the curb
Question and answer session with Lisa Weidemann, a community affairs specialist with the MPCA, about her work with the agency.
Elk River Landfill, Inc. proposes a northward expansion of its landfill into Livonia Township.
We Are Water MN travels to Chisago County, where Dawn White has served as an educator and policy team member focused on preserving waters.
MPCA permits are required for extensions, additions, or other modifications to sanitary sewer collection systems that result in new or increased discharges of pollutants.
MPCA releases initial environmental assessment worksheet for a new municipal solid waste landfill proposed by Dem-Con at its environmental campus near Shakopee.
The MPCA’s Smart Salting program helps cut down on chloride pollution by training snowplow drivers and municipalities to use less salt on the roadways.
East Central Solid Waste Commission (ECSWC) proposes to add 1.7 million cubic yards of MSW capacity to their landfill near Mora, Minnesota, which requires an environmental impact statement.
Frequently asked questions about SSTS certification and licensing.
Removing of an old dam and restoring a creek's curves are improving habitat and water quality in the Pomme de Terre River Watershed.
Thermal paper is thin with a slick feel or sheen finish and discolors easily when scratched.
When food spoils or is thrown away before we eat it, the resources that went into creating the food are wasted.