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Protecting and restoring water quality is one of the MPCA's core areas of focus.

$4.85 million to run community air monitoring projects in the 7-county Metropolitan Area (counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington).

Township and private party fined $47,555 for failing to obtain a construction stormwater permit for road improvements.

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.

The MPCA proposes adding 46 new impaired bodies of water and removing 45 impairments from bodies of water from the IWL, the most removals in a two-year cycle since the state began the IWL program in 1992.

MPCA is opening the rule that regulates about 17,000 animal feedlots.

If you're new to the septic system world at the county level, or even if you've been in the job for a while, MPCA offers videos and companion documents to provide valuable background and insights.

Grants to replace heavy-duty diesel vehicles with electric or other, cleaner fuel options.

Groundwater and drinking water in the east Twin Cities metro area is contaminated with PFAS due to 3M's disposal practices at four sites in the area.

Study funded by the $850 million settlement that Minnesota reached with 3M in 2018  focused on the area served by the Valley Branch Watershed District’s Project 1007 rainwater conveyance system in the East Metro.

Organics recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions and keeps waste out of landfills. MPCA answers commonly asked questions about how and why to participate in organics recycling programs.

Find out what’s being done in Minnesota’s watersheds to protect and improve water quality.

Minnesota's strategic, coordinated approach to protecting families and communities from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

The Minnesota State Implementation Plan (SIP) is focused on the six criteria air pollutants regulated by national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS): ground-level ozone, fine particles, lead, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is committed to ensuring that every Minnesotan has healthy air, sustainable lands, clean water, and a better climate.

Instructions for preparing for and completing the online exam for underground storage tank operator certification.

Training resources for feedlot officers in Minnesota.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued a final notice to Northern Iron for information required to determine compliance and to write a permit. If the agency does not receive the…

New major-emitting industrial facilities and major modifications of existing facilities must obtain a permit before construction and include the best pollution-control technology available if they significantly increase emissions.

In Minnesota, commercial entities that produce any amount of hazardous waste are regulated as hazardous-waste "generators."