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The MPCA has released the draft 2025 Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy for public review and comment.
Minnesota is a national leader in keeping mercury out of the environment.
Licensing and permitsCannabis businesses in Minnesota require a state license for their specific operation (micro-business, processor, retailer, etc.) from the Office of Cannabis Management. The…
The capped emission permit is designed for non-complex facilities that do not require site-specific permit conditions.
Our climate has already changed and will continue to change. Minnesotans are feeling impacts of climate change, from higher temperatures, more extreme storms with intense flooding, and changes in our…
The MPCA proposes to adopt the U.S. EPA's 2013 national recommended water quality criteria for ammonia as its Class 2 ammonia water quality standards for the protection of aquatic life.
MPCA rules govern how septic systems are designed, installed, and managed.
Healthy recycling markets divert materials from the waste stream, convert the materials into commodities, and supply them to manufacturers for the production of new products. The businesses that…
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance Step 4: Create SWPPP, choose BMPs
Shopping for a new wood stove? Remember that new stoves and outdoor boilers must be certified to new 2020 emission standards to be sold in Minnesota.
Details on Minnesota state contracts with businesses that provide environmental emergency response services.
The Regional Haze Rule requires states to improve visibility in our nation's national parks and wildernesses (Class I areas) and restore them to natural visibility conditions by 2064.
To help you quickly determine whether this permit affects you, what your requirements are, and what to do next, the MPCA has developed an Applicability flow chart
Studies of Minnesota’s waters show that contaminants of emerging concern are widespread in the state’s lakes and rivers.
Climate adaptation is about developing strategies to help human and natural systems become more resilient to the effects of climate change.
This training program focuses on the implementation of best management practices for lawn/turf care maintenance.
Join our team! Open positions and general opportunities at the Pollution Control Agency
Minnesota state agencies are working together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.
The MPCA added three sites to the state’s priority list of contaminated sites that need further investigation and cleanup under Minnesota’s Superfund law.
Four watershed scientists had an article published in LakeLine magazine. They report on 20 years of success getting lakes cleaned up.