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Increased rainfall from climate change damages river water quality, which in turn damages fishing and recreation.
New Resource Management Report explores how Minnesota could greatly reduce landfill disposal by 2045 through policy changes, major system investments, and performance from emerging technologies.
Pesticide NPDES permit steps to compliance: Terminating pesticide permit
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for west central, north central, northwest, and central Minnesota. The alert takes effect at 6 a.m. on Saturday, May 31 and runs until 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 1. Air quality is expected to reach the red AQI category which is unhealthy for everyone.
Carba, a Minnesota-based company focused on carbon-capture technology, took home the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize at the 2023 MN Cup
Complaints of discrimination will be investigated
Protecting and restoring water quality is one of the MPCA's core areas of focus.
The MPCA had $5 million available to support the implementation of projects to increase resilience to the impacts of climate change in communities across Minnesota.
When people think of sources of air pollution, they typically think about buildings with big smokestacks like power plants and factories. Only about a quarter of the air pollution in Minnesota comes…
Septic tank installation fees and system abandonment
The MPCA is working on both short and long-term solutions to the growing waste problems in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Public entities In Minnesota, most sustainable purchasing requirements are implemented at the local government level. However, there are some state requirements for public entities: Minnesota state…
The MPCA is offering rebates to small businesses across the state to buy and sell lead-free fishing tackle, part of the state’s Get the Lead Out program
The We Are Water MN exhibit in Duluth's Hartley Nature Center runs from February 29 through April 22.
Dentists in Minnesota must meet federal and state requirements to limit the amount of mercury in their wastewater.
Up to $20 million in grants for projects that restore and enhance aquatic resources, wildlife, habitat, fishing, and outdoor recreational opportunities in portions of Washington, Ramsey and Dakota counties and downstream areas of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers affected by PFAS released by 3M.
MPCA's leadership team.
Help your school get a recycling program organized and operating successfully.
BMPs required to manage the slurry to comply with Minnesota statute and agency rules to protect water quality.
The PFAS guidance document uses an evidence-based approach that builds upon the framework and strategies presented in previous MPCA publications.