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Question and answer session with Lisa Weidemann, a community affairs specialist with the MPCA, about her work with the agency.
Through a certificate of need process, MPCA is offering existing landfills the opportunity to expand their existing capacity.
Conditionally exempt facilities do not need an air quality permit if they follow specific requirements.
Coal tar-based sealants can no longer be sold or applied legally in Minnesota as of 2014.
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)
A new $75,000 grant from the MPCA will help the U of M’s Forever Green Initiative make camelina a viable crop for sustainable aviation fuel.
The StormReady designation recognizes the MPCA’s commitment to emergency management planning and continuity of operations during an emergency.
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 time that Andy Vig spends along the Minnesota River near Hoċokata Ṫi, cultural center of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, serves as a reminder of where his water comes from and a…
The U.S. EPA approved Minnesota's Statewide Mercury Total Maximum Daily Load study in March 2007.
Throughout her life, Jen Widmer has felt a deep connection to wetlands. As a child, she played broomball on the ice of a wetland near her home. She once attempted swimming in the wetland but was…
Reusing and recycling materials from construction and demolition (C&D) can help address pressing disposal and contamination issues in Minnesota, and have significant economic and environmental benefits.
EPA awards Minnesota $200 million in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants
New MPCA report monitors PFAS sources and movement, provides direction for preventing and managing PFAS pollution.
The Clean Water Council was created to advise the Legislature and the governor on the administration and implementation of the 2006 Clean Water Legacy Act
Recycling is good for Minnesota's economy. It supports more than 60,000 jobs in our state, paying almost $3.4 billion in wages and adds nearly $15.7 billion to Minnesota's economy.
3M will use an advanced wastewater treatment system to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its Chemical Operations facility in Cottage Grove.
Systems to treat drinking water have been installed to address groundwater contamination in two St. Louis Park and three Edina municipal wells.
Trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene have contaminated groundwater and caused vapor intrusion issues at this site.
Edina-based startup, Naware, recently took the $10,000 Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize, sponsored by the MPCA as part of the MN Cup, for combining two unlikely technologies to replace herbicides in lawncare with a more environmentally friendly alternative.