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MPCA completed 100 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the first half of 2024
The MPCA is committed to engaging broadly with the public and ensuring that residents affected by its decisions have a voice in its processes.
Under the Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act, the MPCA wishes to shift the responsibility for paying for collection and recycling of "covered electronic devices" away from the public sector, specifically local government.
Eight cities will receive grants to create plans that will protect homes and businesses from flooding and other climate impacts
MPCA offers Climate Resilience Planning grants, with a listing of previous grant winners
Findings underscore need to reduce use of “forever chemicals”
There are two types of federal air regulations, the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPSs). Either or both regulations may…
Approximately $4.5 million was available to support prevention of wasted food and food rescue projects across the state.
When food spoils or is thrown away before we eat it, the resources that went into creating the food are wasted.
The MPCA regulates both underground and aboveground commercial storage tanks above a certain size that hold petroleum or hazardous liquids.
The Minnesota Retiree Environmental Technical Assistance Program (RETAP) employs skilled, retired professionals to provide facility assessments to small businesses, institutions, and city and county governments in Minnesota.
The MPCA offers a variety of tools to help counties, cities, and townships develop and support systems that recover resources and manage waste.Notify the agency about changes to contacts in your…
In Minnesota, commercial entities that produce any amount of hazardous waste are regulated as hazardous-waste "generators."
When leaves fall on streets, sidewalks, and other hardscapes in urban areas, they wash into the storm drains and end up in lakes and rivers where they feed algae growth. The algae then decomposes and uses up oxygen that fish and native plants need.
Significant restoration work by organizations in the area have made the south branch of the Buffalo River a water-quality success story.
Environmental information and resources for the biochar industry.
Financial assistance for SSTS work is targeted to units of local government.
Minnesota is the first state government in U.S. to use this combination of innovative technologies to address "forever chemicals”
Public invited to comment on draft guidance A fish kill at Trout Valley Creek near Minneiska. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today released a…
Industrial stormwater steps to compliance Step 6: Meet requirements