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Residential wood burning has been increasing in Minnesota, both for home heating and recreation.

Guidance and recommendations for local officials dealing with public health issues related to blue-green algae.

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.

Riverview LLP is seeking to expand its existing West River Dairy facility near Morris from 7,855 cows to a total capacity of 18,855 cows.

With 100 days until a law aimed at removing PFAS from consumer products goes into effect, state leaders celebrate three Minnesota-based companies already offering goods made without PFAS.

Implementing water quality standards come with tangible costs and benefits. Costs such as taxes to residents, regulated parties, and communities help achieve benefits such as increased property values, tourism, and protecting human health.

Water scientists from the MPCA published four watershed reports in 2025, updating the data we need to keep Minnesota’s waters clean and protected.

A waste is any material that can no longer be used for its original intended purpose. The type of waste generated can include recyclables, solid waste, and hazardous wastes, which may be subject to specific management and disposal requirements.

The MPCA has started a study intended to understand and document the variation in naturally occurring sulfate levels across the state.

Each year, MPCA hires seasonal positions to assist with biological monitoring of streams and wetlands during the summer months.

Create an editable spreadsheet of details about your facility to make calculations of emissions.

The MPCA is leading multiple initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.

Minnesota rules identify 16 standing beneficial uses for which waste generators or end users can simply follow the applicable rules without contacting the MPCA.

Controlling phosphorus is an important part of protecting Minnesota waters.

In addition to the vessel requirements in the EPA VGP and Minnesota’s ballast water general permit, vessels must follow the requirements in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota’s 401 certification of the VGP.

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

Spilled mercury, even small quantities in the home, should be cleaned up quickly and properly so that people don't come in contact with it or breathe its vapors.

The capped emission permit is designed for non-complex facilities that do not require site-specific permit conditions.

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.

The MPCA works with partners throughout Minnesota each year to gauge the health of waters and identify stressors that harm fish and other aquatic life.