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From shorter winter ice seasons to shifting fish populations, climate change is transforming Minnesota lakes as we know them.
Increased rainfall from climate change damages river water quality, which in turn damages fishing and recreation.
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.
The 2025 MPCA annual report on Brownfields celebrated numerous major achievements cleaning up and rehabilitating polluted properties.
Certain proposed projects — based on their nature, size, location, or other factors — must go through an environmental review before any required permits or approvals are issued.
Image MPCA staff provide technical assistance to businesses seeking to improve their environmental performance and prevent pollution.Small business…
We have some suggestions for avoiding disposable items, excessive packaging, and single-use plastics when shopping for your everyday needs.
Our climate has already changed and will continue to change. Minnesotans are feeling impacts of climate change, from higher temperatures, more extreme storms with intense flooding, and changes in our…
Under the new EPR program, Minnesota is phasing out all product packaging sold in our state that is not refillable, reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2032.
Plastic can be recycled, but it’s often not, a situation the MPCA aims to resolve with grants to develop markets for recycled plastic.
A permit by rule (PBR) means a facility or activity meets the requirements outlined in Minnesota rules and is deemed to have obtained a solid waste management facility permit without making application for it.
The MPCA and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today released a drinking water supply plan for the 14 communities impacted by 3M’s PFAS contamination in the East Metro.
Spilled mercury, even small quantities in the home, should be cleaned up quickly and properly so that people don't come in contact with it or breathe its vapors.
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…
The new commercial organics collection will service a 20- to 30-stop route across both Hubbard and Beltrami counties.
To reduce the pollution that causes climate change, Minnesota has set goals to cut our collective greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and track progress.
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.
Businesses can find many ways to increase competitiveness and boost productivity.
Profile of John Weiss, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program
In Minnesota, backyard burning is illegal for most homeowners. Change disposal habits to protect human health and reduce pollution.