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Coal tar-based sealants can no longer be sold or applied legally in Minnesota as of 2014.

Through a certificate of need process, MPCA is offering existing landfills the opportunity to expand their existing capacity.

Minnesota rules require that anyone installing, repairing, or removing regulated underground storage tanks be certified by the MPCA.

Complaints of discrimination will be investigated

Water scientists from the MPCA published four watershed reports in 2025, updating the data we need to keep Minnesota’s waters clean and protected.

The MPCA is offering rebates to small businesses across the state to buy and sell lead-free fishing tackle, part of the state’s Get the Lead Out program

The MPCA gave an environmental award to the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, which sold land so it could become a watershed wetland in Baxter. The project is being finalized in summer 2024.

Carba, a Minnesota-based company focused on carbon-capture technology, took home the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize at the 2023 MN Cup

For more than 50 years, volunteers have gathered critically important water clarity data on Minnesota lakes and streams.

Demonstration/research projects (DRPs) allow permittees to explore potential beneficial uses or new methods of solid waste management through a limited-scale project.

Governor Walz appointed Katrina Kessler as MPCA commissioner effective November 1. Kessler has been serving as an assistant commissioner.

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.

MPCA and the Minnesota Department of Health continue to sample private residential wells, municipal wells, and non-community public wells (e.g., small businesses, churches, schools) in the East Metro area for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

The MPCA's chloride reduction program assists communities and organizations across Minnesota in identifying sources of chloride.

Guidance and recommendations for local officials dealing with public health issues related to blue-green algae.

Pig’s Eye Dump in Saint Paul has been slated for cleanup and restoration.

The fines stem from a release of sediment-laden water into a county ditch, and subsequent failures to notify, repair, and report on the incident.

The MPCA is currently recruiting volunteers to measure water clarity in numerous lakes and streams across the state and then report the data back to the agency.

Minnesota has a new law that prohibits nonessential use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The health of Minnesota's large rivers is a reflection of how well we are protecting overall water quality.