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Building material reuse and recycling

Reusing and recycling materials from construction and demolition (C&D) can help address pressing disposal and contamination issues in Minnesota, and have significant economic and environmental benefits.

Rain gardens for beer gardens: How a small brewery makes use of stormwater runoff

Sandy and Jay Boss Febbo shared their story as part of We Are Water MN, a traveling exhibit and community engagement program that explores Minnesotans’ relationships with water.

MPCA, Gov. Walz announce $200 million to cut climate pollution

EPA awards Minnesota $200 million in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

At Hocokata Ti cultural center, water connects Mdewakanton Dakota to their history

The time that Andy Vig spends along the Minnesota River near Hoċokata Ṫi, cultural center of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, serves as a reminder of where his water comes from and a…

Here, fishy, fishy: What counting fish can reveal about stream health

MPCA's fish sampling process and why we do it

2024 WRAP-up: MPCA scientists update research used to keep our waters clean

This feature summarizes findings from four WRAPS reports in 2024: Root River, Mississippi River-St. Cloud, Pomme de Terre River, and Mississippi River-Lake Pepin Tributaries.

PFAS in products

Minnesota has a new law that prohibits nonessential use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Don't let leaves litter lakes

When leaves fall on streets, sidewalks, and other hardscapes in urban areas, they wash into the storm drains and end up in lakes and rivers where they feed algae growth. The algae then decomposes and uses up oxygen that fish and native plants need.

Minneapolis | Southeast Hennepin area groundwater and soil contamination

Trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene have contaminated groundwater and caused vapor intrusion issues at this site.

PFAS

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of thousands of human-made chemicals that do not break down over time. PFAS are sometimes called “forever chemicals” due to their extreme…

Closed: CSFS - Statewide organics management infrastructure grant

Through this Minnesota climate smart food systems (CSFS) grant, the MPCA offered approximately $10 million in grant funding for projects that will expand Minnesota’s infrastructure capacity for composting source-separated organic materials (SSOM) with a focus on wasted food and food scraps.

Rivers during droughts: Little flow can mean big impacts to fish

Minnesota rivers are shrinking in the drought; some have their lowest flows in decades. What will be the long term effects?

Long-term biological monitoring of rivers and streams

MPCA established a network of long-term biological monitoring stations that represent a variety of stream types in their most natural condition.

Forecast calls for involving farmers to meet climate change challenge

The Olmsted Soil and Water Conservation District's Soil Health Farm demonstrates how farmers can benefit from practices that also provide resilience to climate change.

MPCA grants help small businesses cut costs and clean the air with electric tools

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…

MPCA reviews potential environmental impacts from proposed Dem-Con HZI Bioenergy, LLC anaerobic digester project in Scott County

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today released an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for a new facility proposed by Dem-Con that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters at its environmental campus in Shakopee, Minnesota.