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Stephen Funk shared his story as part of We Are Water MN, a traveling exhibit and community engagement program that explores Minnesotans’ relationships with water.
The MPCA library provides access to the agency's curated collection of environmental information for agency employees, external professionals, and the public.
The Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) is a vegetation-based ecological assessment approach that can be used for wetland quality monitoring and assessment.
Industrial stormwater steps to compliance Step 6: Meet requirements
Information will support the phase out of nonessential use of “forever chemicals” in Minnesota
Sugar beet processing facility emitted higher levels of hydrogen sulfide and particulates than its permit allows between 2020 and 2022. The Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Community Health Board will receive 40% of the $350,000 penalty according to a new Minnesota statute enacted in 2023.
State agencies support Minnesota's sustainable purchasing efforts by using state contracts.
Environmental information and resources for the automotive industry
Groundwater is the source of drinking water for about 75% of all Minnesotans and provides almost all of the water used to irrigate crops. Its purity and availability is critical to the health of the state.
Nearly all feedlot owners are required to register with the state and update their registration information every four years, unless they have applied for a permit recently. This page includes information about how to register.
Apply for funds to help assess sites with known or suspected contamination and develop remediation plans.
Recycling market development works to expand end markets and boost the demand for recycled materials.
Minnesota is the first state to require producers fund boat wrap collection and recycling.
The Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative emitted higher levels of hydrogen sulfide than allowed from its Renville facility, resulting in a $1.15 million fine following an MPCA investigation.
Communities facing the impacts of air pollution will soon have new resources to understand and improve the air quality in their neighborhoods after the MPCA awarded $…
Stormwater runoff is a leading source of water pollution, and the state general permit is designed to reduce the amount of sediment and other pollutants entering state waters.
Do not throw any hazardous waste in the trash; instead, bring it to a local collection site. Each county in Minnesota administers a household hazardous waste program to help prevent hazardous chemicals from getting into the environment and harming human health.
Fire departments are often the first responders to incidents that include spills of hazardous substance.
The MPCA issued a new air quality permit for this manufacturing facility in White Bear Township.
Permits help the MPCA protect the environment.