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Environmental information and resources for the biochar industry.
A watershed is the area of land where all of the water that drains off of it goes into the same place — a river, stream or lake.
Every two years, MPCA creates a list of impaired waters in the state that do not meet water quality standards.
PolyMet Mining plans to develop a mine and processing plant to extract copper, nickel, and precious metals.
Superfund requires specific investigation and cleanup processes, designates parties that are legally responsible for the cleanup, and provides funds for certain types of cleanups under Minnesota’s Environmental Response and Liability Act (MERLA).
Image Air quality is expected to reach the orange AQI category for all of Minnesota, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups.The Minnesota Pollution…
The MPCA's chloride reduction program assists communities and organizations across Minnesota in identifying sources of chloride.
Air sensors are instruments that measure air quality conditions in near real time.
Learn what you can do to protect yourself and your community from environmental problems caused by flooding.
Rundown of all the PFAS legislative wins from the most recent legislative session.
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)
Central Bi-Products emitted higher levels of hydrogen sulfide than is allowed, causing odor complaints in the community of Long Prairie and resulting in a $3 million fine. Central Bi-Products has agreed to spend a minimum of $4.4 million on a supplemental environmental project that will improve its wastewater treatment.
We hope to make your monitoring experience as easy and enjoyable as possible. If you have any questions, or don’t find the resources you need, please contact us. 13456: Volunteer water…
Environmental information for craft breweries, distilleries, wineries, and cideries, and for home brewers who want to start commercial production.
Researchers collect samples of sediment from the bottom of Lake of the Woods in 2024. (Photo courtesy of St. Croix Watershed Research Station) After years of study…
A successful cleanup of contaminated land along the Cedar River in Austin caps a long history of industrial pollution.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for north and central Minnesota. The alert runs until 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30. Fine particle levels are expected to reach the red air quality index (AQI) category, a level considered unhealthy for everyone, across north central, northwest, northeast, and east central Minnesota, and the orange AQI category, a level considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, across central, east central, west central, north central, and northwest Minnesota.
Climate adaptation is about developing strategies to help human and natural systems become more resilient to the effects of climate change.
A TMDL addressing excess bacteria in 22 stream reaches and protection strategies for 29 stream and river reaches in the Upper Mississippi River watershed.
Pretreatment by commercial facilities and other non-domestic wastewater sources removes harmful pollutants before the wastewater is discharged to a municipal sewer system. The U.S. EPA has delegated MPCA the authority to approve pretreatment programs at the local level and oversee statewide pretreatment activities.