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Chrome-plating facility in St. Louis Park is the alleged source of pollution in local lakes.

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.

Based on volume, construction and demolition debris presents a big opportunity for reducing waste and its environmental effects.

Septic tanks must be registered in Minnesota to ensure they are watertight and have adequate structural integrity.

Partnerships and diversified funding drive the work to restore water quality in impaired streams in the Red Lake River Watershed through science-based interventions.

MPCA guidance for evaluating when closed landfills may exit the postclosure care phase.

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.

$5.5 million grant from the U.S. EPA will help three Minnesota school districts partially electrify their bus fleets.

The MPCA has announced eight grant recipients that will receive a total of over $1 million in grants for projects focused on waste reduction and reuse. These statewide efforts will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, reduce the demand for resources, and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.

We Are Water MN travels to Leech Lake, where Raining White works to protect and restore manoomin, or wild rice.

The Lac qui Parle Watershed covers approximately 1,100 square miles and drains parts of Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, and Yellow Medicine counties in Minnesota as well as parts of Grant, Deuel, and Brookings counties in South Dakota.

MPCA investigation found that Heron Lake BioEnergy LLC exceeded its permitted limits of particulate matter (PM) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) at its plant in Jackson County.

The Lake Allie wastewater treatment facility will pay more than $13,000 in fines and follow a corrective action plan for violating its wastewater permit in Buffalo Lake, Minn.

The MPCA's chloride reduction program assists communities and organizations across Minnesota in identifying sources of chloride.

Profile of Karl Scheuer, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program

Climate adaptation identifies strategies and actions that help human and natural systems cope with and become more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

This training program focuses on the implementation of best management practices for lawn/turf care maintenance.

Minnesota passed a law in 2023 that restricts the use of lead and cadmium in 15 categories of consumer products, including toys and school supplies.

Minnesota’s air currently meets all federal air quality standards. However, even levels of air pollution below the standards can affect people’s health, including levels currently found in parts of Minnesota.

A watershed is the area of land where all of the water that drains off of it goes into the same place — a river, stream or lake.