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Clean Water Fund dollars come from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment that Minnesotans approved in 2008.

In Minnesota, backyard burning is illegal for most homeowners. Change disposal habits to protect human health and reduce pollution.

Roundup of key environmental justice laws passed by the Legislature in 2023

In Minnesota, wastewater treatment operators must be certified to ensure that facilities meet operational requirements.

A training and certification program for evaluating aquatic life in Minnesota’s rivers and streams.

Dentists in Minnesota must meet federal and state requirements to limit the amount of mercury in their wastewater.

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

To reduce the pollution that causes climate change, Minnesota has set goals to cut our collective greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and track progress.

Removing of an old dam and restoring a creek's curves are improving habitat and water quality in the Pomme de Terre River Watershed.

State agencies, counties, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and many others are engaged in protecting Minnesota lakes.

Whether they are called sloughs, swamps, bogs, or potholes, these are all wetlands and they provide many environmental benefits and contribute to watershed health. Though Minnesota has lost almost half of its wetland acreage over time, the quality of the remaining wetlands is good overall.

Answers to questions frequently asked by municipalities about management of contaminated sediments in stormwater collection systems that they own and operate.

MPCA established a network of long-term biological monitoring stations that represent a variety of stream types in their most natural condition.

Image Facilities with one or more aboveground storage tank (AST) with a total capacity of one million gallons or more must obtain a major facility…

Contaminated land creates significant problems for our health, environment, and economy in Minnesota. By cleaning up problem areas and protecting against future contamination, we can make land safe…

Initiatives passed during the 2023 legislative session invest hundreds of millions of dollars to advance Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework.

Information about a variety of initiatives in Minnesota related to PFAS pollution.

Green and safer product chemistry is formulating or designing a new product (or reformulating an existing one) to reduce harmful environmental, workplace, human health, and energy use effects over the product's entire life cycle.

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

MPCA studies shows 75% of Minnesota lakes meet standards for recreation. Clean Water Fund dollars help answer water quality questions.