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The Legislature has given the MPCA the authority to develop rules to protect state environmental resources.
Although the impacts from Minnesota’s changing climate are touching all of us, some groups of people are more at risk.
The MPCA issued the most recent municipal stormwater general permit (MNR040000) in November 2020.
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses using boilers.
Groundwater is the source of drinking water for about 75% of all Minnesotans and provides almost all of the water used to irrigate crops. Its purity and availability is critical to the health of the state.
The AQI was developed to provide a simple, uniform way to report daily air quality conditions.
Minnesota’s extended producer responsibility bill for packaging, food packaging, and paper products requires a producer responsibility organization to reduce the environmental and human health impacts of these materials.
Eight grant recipients will receive $302,173 for projects that will make the state’s soil healthier and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. All are focused on composting organic waste in multi-resident housing.
Waterways in the northeastern part of the state are generally in better condition than those in the southern, central, and western regions.
MPCA has released the first in a series of reports on industrial uses of PFAS in Minnesota and identifying alternatives.
Don't let your septic system freeze. Here are some simple tips that can help you avoid costly problems with your septic system.
State experts anticipate an active summer for air quality alerts with recurring ozone and wildfire smoke events
Located in south-central Minnesota, the Le Sueur River flows 111 miles through a gently rolling landscape, most of it farmland, until it cuts down through high bluffs to the Blue Earth River.
The Mississippi River - Twin Cities Watershed is 656,990 acres and lies almost entirely in the North Central Hardwoods Forest ecoregion in the Mississippi River Basin. The watershed contains 1,320 stream miles and 380 lakes. More than 1.8 million people live in this watershed.
Addressing excess nutrient levels in Lake Pepin based on the site-specific water quality eutrophication criteria for the lake developed by the MPCA.
CAP provides financial and technical assistance to local governments to encourage investment in the proper management of solid waste.
In October 2023, New Ulm Steel failed a noise test at its facility. New Ulm Steel was also fined for dust escaping the facility and settling on a public road.
Fire departments are often the first responders to incidents that include spills of hazardous substance.
The StormReady designation recognizes the MPCA’s commitment to emergency management planning and continuity of operations during an emergency.
General permit intended for facilities using processes including abrasive blasting, brazing, catalytic or thermal oxidizers, dip tanks, injection molding, resin and gel coating, spraying and coating activities, and welding.