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Volkswagen settlement funds are helping MPCA clean up air pollution and invest in cleaner transportation to support a healthy environment and reduce emissions in Minnesota, especially in communities most impacted by vehicle pollution.

When food spoils or is thrown away before we eat it, the resources that went into creating the food are wasted.

Air quality map of current conditions in Minnesota.

The MPCA solicited project proposals to distribute $1.6 million for climate planning projects to communities across Minnesota.

Helping Minnesota businesses comply with environmental rules, reduce wastes and emissions, and reduce regulatory obligations.

In Minnesota, backyard burning is illegal for most homeowners. Change disposal habits to protect human health and reduce pollution.

The Cedar River Watershed in Minnesota encompasses 454,029 acres in Mower, Freeborn, Dodge, and Steele counties. This watershed covers prime agricultural land with many streams and drainage ditches flowing into the river.

Roundup of key environmental justice laws passed by the Legislature in 2023

Minnesota is the first state government in U.S. to use this combination of innovative technologies to address "forever chemicals”

Each year, Minnesotans throw away more than 850,000 tons of recyclables, worth around $153 million. Here's how we're reducing those numbers in Greater Minnesota.

MPCA had approximately $250,000 available to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) through the use of stage 1 vapor recovery systems at gasoline-dispensing facilities throughout Minnesota.

Best practices for SSTS installations drafted by St. Louis County, Minn., in 2008 based on the experiences of SSTS installers and inspectors.

MPCA and MDH statement on the U.S. EPA's maximum contaminant levels for PFAS in drinking water.

The Meadows Mobile Home Park discharged untreated sewage to the ground in two separate violations in 2025.

Perchloroethylene or tetrachloroethylene (PCE or Perc) is chlorinated solvent used in a variety of processes as a solvent and degreaser. When released in the environment, some PCE will evaporate…

The MPCA has developed best practices for vapor intrusion mitigation and public communication work used by the agencies and our contractors.

BNSF Railway Company paid a fine of $20,000 for industrial stormwater and wastewater permit violations at its Willmar facility.

Inadequate stormwater protections at a Saint Paul project have netted fines for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and Bituminous Roadways.

Hot, sunny weather brings the possibility of air quality alerts due to ozone. But what exactly is ozone?

Financing for wastewater and stormwater projects is available for public entities.