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The health of Minnesota's large rivers is a reflection of how well we are protecting overall water quality.
The MPCA has developed guidance on a number of topics to assist real estate developers, environmental engineers, remediation consultants, and others in addressing brownfields and contaminated sites.
Initiatives passed during the 2023 legislative session invest hundreds of millions of dollars to advance Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework.
The MPCA has withdrawn proposed rules relating to waste treated seeds.
The Upper/Lower Red Lake Watershed covers more than 1.2 million acres and is home to Upper and Lower Red Lakes, the two largest bodies of water within the state.
The MPCA must complete assessments to gather critical information too inform the development of the EPR program statewide.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is planning to add sites in New Hope, Saint Paul, and Rochester to the state's Permanent List of Priorities (PLP). Members of the public are invited to provide comments.
Registration form for service providers operating in Minnesota as a part of the state’s Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act.
An air emissions risk analysis estimates the potential human health risks from air pollution emitted by a facility.
Air pollution levels in Minnesota have steadily decreased over the past few decades and currently meet federal standards. But even levels that meet or are below these standards can affect people’s…
During the 2023 legislative session, legislators passed more than a dozen funding and policy proposals to address food waste, organics, recycling market development, and wood waste.
Volkswagen settlement dollars are funding the replacement of older, dirtier diesel engines with newer, cleaner equipment.
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is one of a group of highly reactive gases known as nitrogen oxides. NO2 reacts with other chemicals in the air to form other pollutants, such as ozone, particulate matter,…
The MPCA completed 75 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2024.
Throughout her life, Jen Widmer has felt a deep connection to wetlands. As a child, she played broomball on the ice of a wetland near her home. She once attempted swimming in the wetland but was…
The Red River of the North - Marsh River Watershed is part of the Red River Basin in northwestern Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota.
Increasing organics collection and processing infrastructure is necessary to meet statewide recycling goals
This page provides assistance for local units of government with development and implementation of their SSTS program.
A new facility that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters in Shakopee.
Proposed changes to permits that regulate the state’s largest animal feedlots target nitrate pollution statewide.