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Composting your Halloween jack-o'-lantern is a good way to keep it out of the landfill. So is giving it to a local farmer.

Minnesota water infrastructure projects in St. Cloud and Pipestone garner EPA’s top awards for innovation, excellence in protecting environment, health.

The MPCA recognized 236 wastewater facilities for outstanding operations in 2024.

James Wooton puts his scuba diving skills to work monitoring for aquatic invasive species in Otter Tail County lakes.

Financing for wastewater and stormwater projects is available for public entities.

“Urban wood,” or wood salvaged from cities, suburbs, and towns, is a growing issue in Minnesota because of severe weather, urban expansion, and the emerald ash borer. Rather than burning the trees as waste, a preferred option for dealing with urban wood involves creating durable wood products like furniture, building materials, and wooden décor.

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

Ten TMDL projects undertaken in the Lower St. Croix River Watershed to address nutrient, biota, bacteria, and other impairments.

The MPCA and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today released a drinking water supply plan for the 14 communities impacted by 3M’s PFAS contamination in the East Metro.

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

Permits for wastewater treatment require monthly, quarterly, or annual reporting of discharge monitoring results

Seventeen TMDL projects undertaken in the Lower Minnesota River Watershed, to address nutrient, turbidity, fecal coliform, chloride, and other impairments.

MPCA recognized 253 municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants for outstanding operations in 2023.

Abdirahman Hassan Abdirahman Hassan’s story begins in Mombasa, Kenya, a coastal city where the presence of the Indian Ocean was a childhood highlight. “I grew up…

The MPCA issued a new air quality permit for this manufacturing facility in White Bear Township.

When food spoils or is thrown away before we eat it, the resources that went into creating the food are wasted.

General permit intended for facilities using processes including abrasive blasting, brazing, catalytic or thermal oxidizers, dip tanks, injection molding, resin and gel coating, spraying and coating activities, and welding.

Lake of the Woods is a big lake with a big problem caused by one of nature’s smallest organisms: algae. Scientists from the MPCA and the Science Museum are working together to understand why.

New MPCA report monitors PFAS sources and movement, provides direction for preventing and managing PFAS pollution.

Forms, guidance, and assistance to apply for an air quality permit.