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The MPCA is proposing to amend Minnesota Rules governing animal feedlots.

Projects will reduce the amount of waste entering landfills, benefiting the environment and local economies.

Volunteers can search for a lake or stream site that works for them and sign up to monitor it.

The MPCA is working to address environmental concerns at the closed Freeway Landfill, to prevent the buried waste from affecting drinking water and the nearby Minnesota River.

To help address climate change and protect the health of Minnesotans, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency adopted Low Emission Vehicle Standards for particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, non-methane organic gases, and greenhouse gases, as well as the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Standard.

TEAM Industries, with machining operations in Audubon, Bagley, Cambridge, Detroit Lakes, and Park Rapids, paid $80,000 in fines for air, hazardous waste, and industrial stormwater violations.

When leaves fall on streets, sidewalks, and other hardscapes in urban areas, they wash into the storm drains and end up in lakes and rivers where they feed algae growth. The algae then decomposes and uses up oxygen that fish and native plants need.

Ely Community Resources was recognized for it programs that engage young people in natural resource education and conservation.

Gas-powered landscaping and snow removal equipment is bad for the environment. Battery-powered equipment has a lot of benefits.

Ready-to-run meteorological data suitable for AERMOD.

Rundown of all the PFAS legislative wins from the most recent legislative session.

Registration form for service providers operating in Minnesota as a part of the state’s Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act.

To obtain coverage under this permit, the owner(s) must document compliance with the criteria for coverage under this general permit, prior to disposal of the uncontaminated concrete.

Important details to help make your e-Service administrative submittal go as smoothly as possible.

Findings underscore need to reduce use of “forever chemicals”

The 2025 MPCA annual report on Brownfields celebrated numerous major achievements cleaning up and rehabilitating polluted properties.

Finding ways to keep stormwater on land and let it soak into the ground can lessen the negative effects on water quality from stormwater.

Businesses face challenges from climate change's impacts, but they can also take steps to reduce their contributions to climate change.

The MPCA uses the EQuIS database to store and manage monitoring data and associated laboratory results from streams, lakes, groundwater, ambient air, soil, sediment, and gas, collected through MPCA programs and partnerships.

Stakeholders affected by the Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act must be registered with the MPCA.