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The MPCA regulates both underground and aboveground commercial storage tanks above a certain size that hold petroleum or hazardous liquids.
Addressing excess nutrient levels in Lake Pepin based on the site-specific water quality eutrophication criteria for the lake developed by the MPCA.
While hundreds of fish kills occur in Minnesota every year, mostly in lakes and ponds, fish kills on trout streams in southeast Minnesota are much less common.
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.
Online tool showing Minnesota waters failing to meet one or more water quality standards.
Environmental information and permits that affect grain elevators, feed mills and fertilizer mixing plants.
Minnesota’s air currently meets all federal air quality standards. However, even levels of air pollution below the standards can affect people’s health, including levels currently found in parts of Minnesota.
The Wild Rice River begins its course at Mud Lake in Minnesota's Clearwater County, and flows largely to the west through Norman and Mahnomen counties.
The Lake of the Woods lies on the border between the U.S. and Canada; the watershed covers 734,783 acres.
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.
Lake of the Woods is a big lake with a big problem caused by one of nature’s smallest organisms: algae. Scientists from the MPCA and the Science Museum are working together to understand why.
The amount of hazardous waste you generate will dictate your waste generator status.
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.
MPCA is planning new rules governing air quality, establishing new rules for odor management plan requirements.
The Mustinka River begins its course southwest of Fergus Falls in southwestern Otter Tail County and flows toward the south into Grant County, where it continues through Stony Brook Lake and Lightning Lake.
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Studies of Minnesota’s waters show that contaminants of emerging concern are widespread in the state’s lakes and rivers.
Environmental information and resources for the automotive industry
The Lower Rainy River Watershed is composed of a conglomeration of tributaries to the Rainy River, from International Falls and west to the Rainy River's pour point at the Lake of the Woods.