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Purchasing resources for vendors

Responding to complex, technical product specificationsAsk questions! Use the Q&A process outlined in the Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Bid (RFB)Some sustainability improvements lead…

Land housekeeping amendments

The MPCA administers programs that are governed by 45 chapters of rules. The MPCA periodically conducts a “housekeeping” rulemaking to make minor corrections and clarifications to the rules or to repeal rules that have become obsolete.

A little bit of PFAS can pollute a lot of water, but how much?

The MPCA added three bodies of water to the impaired waters list for PFAS contamination. Which are they? How did they get polluted? And how much PFAS does it take to contaminate a body of water?

Option D air permit compliance

This webpage will not only address potential noncompliance issues for air permittees, but it will help inspectors get all of the necessary information to facilities with one link.

Step 1: Do you need a permit?

Any facility that is engaged in a narrative activity or a primary SIC code, as listed in the Multi-Sector General Permit, needs to apply for industrial stormwater permit coverage or certify for No Exposure.

MPCA’s Lisa Weidemann builds bridge between agency and public

Question and answer session with Lisa Weidemann, a community affairs specialist with the MPCA, about her work with the agency.

Metro landfill certificate of need

Through a certificate of need process, MPCA is offering existing landfills the opportunity to expand their existing capacity.

Crop consultants can be key partners in climate change efforts

Advising farmers about seeds, fertilizers, and other decisions, crop consultants have potential to promote sustainable practices to benefit water and soil health, and impact climate change.

SSTS business licensing

Licensing and certification requirements for SSTS businesses and professionals.

Boilers

Environmental information and permits that affect businesses using boilers.

Stationary engines or generators

Environmental information and permits that affect businesses using stationary engines or generators.

How's the air there? Minneapolis sensor network tracks air quality at the neighborhood level

MPCA’s community air monitoring pilot grant program will provide $4.85 million to build more networks of community air sensors in the Twin Cities metro area.

Former golf course in Baxter becomes new stormwater garden to help the Mississippi

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.

To fight climate change, Minnesota-based Carba puts dead trees to work

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

Calculating emissions

Permit applications must include detailed emissions calculations to help determine which permit type or permit amendment is needed.

Climate Action Framework update builds on past successes, calls for accelerating climate action

The 2026 Climate Action Framework prioritizes reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting Minnesotans

Well sampling in the East Metro area

MPCA and the Minnesota Department of Health continue to sample private residential wells, municipal wells, and non-community public wells (e.g., small businesses, churches, schools) in the East Metro area for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)