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Clean heavy-duty off-road equipment grants fund the replacement of older, more polluting diesel equipment with newer, cleaner technology.
The MPCA's Petroleum Remediation Program addresses risks to people and the environment from contamination caused by leaking petroleum storage tanks.
Learn what a brownfield is, how it can negatively affect communities, and resources for cleaning one up.
Image Aboveground storage tank (AST) requirements are found in Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7151. In general:new tanks and piping must be designed to…
The MPCA offers environmental audits to help businesses and organizations examine how well they are complying with environmental regulations, and correct any problems that are identified.
The MPCA is collaborating with many federal, Tribal, state, and local partners to clean up contaminated sites in the Duluth harbor and St. Louis River.
The MPCA works with industry, government, and residents to reduce and manage waste.
Details on sampling and monitoring requirements of your industrial stormwater permit.
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses that paint, coat, or strip surfaces.
We Are Water MN travels to Leech Lake, where Raining White works to protect and restore manoomin, or wild rice.
Requirements for discharges from a project site and/or management control site(s).
The MPCA provides financial and technical assistance to local government and other water resource managers to address nonpoint-source water pollution.
Chemicals in the air toxics emission inventory.
Minnesota's strategic, coordinated approach to protecting families and communities from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
To reduce contamination at compost facilities, Minnesota’s compostable product labeling law requires all bags, packaging, and food service products labeled as “compostable” and sold in Minnesota after Jan. 1, 2025, to meet certain requirements.
Facilities that produce air emissions can benefit by proposing limits on their own operations to avoid certain types of regulatory requirements. You might accept limits to stay under emission…
Protecting and restoring water quality is one of the MPCA's core areas of focus.
The Mississippi River - Twin Cities Watershed is 656,990 acres and lies almost entirely in the North Central Hardwoods Forest ecoregion in the Mississippi River Basin. The watershed contains 1,320 stream miles and 380 lakes. More than 1.8 million people live in this watershed.
Within the three major watersheds that cover the Twin Cities area, there are 33 smaller watersheds managed by their own watershed district or watershed management organization.
Countless bacteria can be found in land, water, humans, and animals. Most bacteria are beneficial, serving as food for larger organisms and playing critical roles in natural processes such as organic…