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Some Minnesota companies are helping expand the use of recycled materials in the state, thanks to market development grants from the MPCA.

The St. Louis River Mercury TMDL will determine mercury reductions needed for lakes and rivers in the St. Louis River watershed.

Profile of John Weiss, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program

Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance Step 4: Create SWPPP, choose BMPs

Improving water quality in Lake George has required treating phosphorus in the water and filtering pollutants out of urban stormwater.

Environmental information for craft breweries, distilleries, wineries, and cideries, and for home brewers who want to start commercial production.

Sulfur dioxide (SO2), a foul-smelling toxic gas, is part of a larger group of chemicals called sulfur oxides. These gases, especially SO2, are emitted by the burning of fossil fuels or other…

Through this Minnesota climate smart food systems (CSFS) grant, the MPCA offered approximately $10 million in grant funding for projects that will expand Minnesota’s infrastructure capacity for composting source-separated organic materials (SSOM) with a focus on wasted food and food scraps.

The StormReady designation recognizes the MPCA’s commitment to emergency management planning and continuity of operations during an emergency.

The new commercial organics collection will service a 20- to 30-stop route across both Hubbard and Beltrami counties.

Minnesota participates in this statistical survey of the condition of our nation's lakes, ponds, and reservoirs.

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.

Initiatives passed during the 2023 legislative session invest hundreds of millions of dollars to advance Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework.

The We Are Water MN exhibit in Duluth's Hartley Nature Center runs from February 29 through April 22.

Initial screening information for a contaminant of emerging concern, beta-sitosterol.

The Clean Water Act established the framework for creating water quality standards and continues to help us protect Minnesota's prized lakes and rivers.

Studies of Minnesota’s waters show that contaminants of emerging concern are widespread in the state’s lakes and rivers.

Less than three years after Minnesota passed the country's first ban on TCE, a carcinogenic solvent, facilities around the state have removed it from their processes.

A new facility that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters in Shakopee.

When workers at The Lawn Barber in Elysian start up their electric mowers, they appreciate more than the quiet hum. They also appreciate the extra time the crew earns…