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MPCA has released the first in a series of reports on industrial uses of PFAS in Minnesota and identifying alternatives.
What consumers should know about new Minnesota laws prohibiting PFAS in consumer products and the MPCA’s efforts to minimize PFAS pollution by keeping it out of commonly used household products.
The MPCA regulates both underground and aboveground commercial storage tanks above a certain size that hold petroleum or hazardous liquids.
Environmental information and permits that affect grain elevators, feed mills and fertilizer mixing plants.
Data shows that ice cover on Minnesota's lakes doesn't last as long as it used to. That means a shorter ice fishing season, yes, but it also has implications for the environment and Minnesota's fish and wildlife.
Improving water quality in Lake George has required treating phosphorus in the water and filtering pollutants out of urban stormwater.
Online tool showing Minnesota waters failing to meet one or more water quality standards.
Apply for the 2025-2026 Minnesota GreenCorps program and spend a year working on environmental issues and making a difference in communities around the state.
The 2025 MPCA annual report on Brownfields celebrated numerous major achievements cleaning up and rehabilitating polluted properties.
A waste is any material that can no longer be used for its original intended purpose. The type of waste generated can include recyclables, solid waste, and hazardous wastes, which may be subject to specific management and disposal requirements.
The amount of hazardous waste you generate will dictate your waste generator status.
$5.5 million grant from the U.S. EPA will help three Minnesota school districts partially electrify their bus fleets.
Training resources for feedlot officers in Minnesota.
Less than three years after Minnesota passed the country's first ban on TCE, a carcinogenic solvent, facilities around the state have removed it from their processes.
BMPs required to manage the slurry to comply with Minnesota statute and agency rules to protect water quality.
Guidance and recommendations for local officials dealing with public health issues related to blue-green algae.
The Rapid River watershed covers 573,060 acres in northern Minnesota. Over 79% of the land in the watershed is owned or managed by state entities.
Environmental information and resources for the automotive industry
The MPCA completed 78 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2025, for a total of 146 for the year.
Austin's municipal wastewater treatment plant discharged ammonia and fecal coliform over permitted limits into the Cedar River.