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The Air We Breathe report looks at public health and air quality data to gauge how air pollution is affecting our health in Minnesota.
What's in My Neighborhood provides a wide variety of environmental information about your community. Search for:properties that were previously contaminated and those being investigated for…
MPCA’s community air monitoring pilot grant program will provide $4.85 million to build more networks of community air sensors in the Twin Cities metro area.
The Minnesota State Implementation Plan (SIP) is focused on the six criteria air pollutants regulated by national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS): ground-level ozone, fine particles, lead, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide.
Climate adaptation identifies strategies and actions that help human and natural systems cope with and become more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
A training and certification program for evaluating aquatic life in Minnesota’s rivers and streams.
Permits help the MPCA protect the environment.
Protecting and restoring water quality is one of the MPCA's core areas of focus.
Profile on Bridging, a Twin Cities based nonprofit that keeps goods with more life out of landfills and that donates them to families in need.
In 2010, the MPCA began receiving public inquiries about projects to mine silica sand for use in hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” a drilling method used for natural gas and oil wells.
Image Whenever feedlot construction or expansion is proposed, the MPCA or delegated county feedlot officer must be notified, even if a permit is not…
The MPCA works with city and county governments, watershed districts, consultants, and others on monitoring, protecting, and restoring water quality. This is a repository of guidance and technical resources for agency partners.
Requirements for discharges from a project site and/or management control site(s).
Willernie-based Revitri won the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize for its innovative manufactured glass beads
The MPCA solicited project proposals to distribute $10 million to communities for projects to prepare local wastewater infrastructure for the impacts of climate change. These projects are specifically meant to protect water quality and increase resilience.
Advising farmers about seeds, fertilizers, and other decisions, crop consultants have potential to promote sustainable practices to benefit water and soil health, and impact climate change.
Learn what a brownfield is, how it can negatively affect communities, and resources for cleaning one up.
Volunteer-collected data are regularly used in decision-making and conservation efforts. Find a program that excites you and join in.
Batteries aren’t trash, they’re treasure: Recycling old batteries gives their materials a new life. Visit CollectED's new, carnival-style interactive exhibit at MPCA's Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair to learn more about batteries.
PolyMet Mining plans to develop a mine and processing plant to extract copper, nickel, and precious metals.