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PFAS are persistent and problematic chemicals that are found throughout the environment and not just in areas where large quantities have been manufactured, disposed of, or spilled. PFAS are…

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

Clearing ice? Before you reach for the salt bag and begin to scatter, consider using other tools to get the job done that are less toxic to our waterways and our beloved pets, and will save you money.

To ensure that every person in Minnesota has healthy air to breathe, the MPCA studies, monitors, and regulates air pollutants, primarily in three categories: criteria pollutants, air toxics, and greenhouse gases.

The MPCA has withdrawn proposed rules relating to waste treated seeds.

MPCA permits are required to both build and operate landfills in Minnesota.

Some permittees are receiving phishing attacks claiming to be from the EPA. How to spot a phishing attack and what to do about it.

Public input is critical to the work that we do. We invite that input by soliciting comments on agency decisions, holding public informational meetings, and more.

Environmental information and resources for the aggregate industry.

The MPCA library provides access to the agency's curated collection of environmental information for agency employees, external professionals, and the public.

Guidance pertaining to the investigation and cleanup of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants.

The MPCA had approximately $119,000 available to support development of green chemistry and design curricula at post-secondary institutions in Minnesota.

Minnesota industrial stormwater permittees in certain industries to monitor for PFAS in their stormwater runoff or snow.

The TMDL is based on 62 impairments for turbidity and total suspended solids along the Minnesota River and its tributaries and in the Greater Blue Earth River basin.

This page provides assistance for local units of government with development and implementation of their SSTS program.

The Legislature has given the MPCA the authority to develop rules to protect state environmental resources.

State and federal permits and regulations that are designed to protect groundwater and surface water (lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands) apply to specific facilities and processes that could pose…

The MPCA fines American Crystal Sugar in Moorhead $16,000 for wastewater violations.

Metal recycler in Brainerd constructed and operated a metal shredder without obtaining an air permit and under-reported VOC emissions in 2022.

Each year, MPCA hires seasonal positions to assist with biological monitoring of streams and wetlands during the summer months.