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Minnesota rivers are shrinking in the drought; some have their lowest flows in decades. What will be the long term effects?

Minnesota has revised state water quality standards to incorporate a tiered aquatic life use (TALU) framework for rivers and streams.

What consumers should know about new Minnesota laws prohibiting PFAS in consumer products and the MPCA’s efforts to minimize PFAS pollution by keeping it out of commonly used household products.

Financial assistance for SSTS work is targeted to units of local government.

The MPCA invites the public and manufacturers to provide comments on the reporting and fees rule for products containing PFAS.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota. The alert runs until noon on Monday, Aug. 4. Fine particle levels are expected to reach the red air quality index (AQI) category, a level considered unhealthy for everyone, in all of Minnesota,

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.

One of 12 major watersheds of the Minnesota River Basin, the Watonwan River Watershed covers 878 square miles in south-central Minnesota.

Ready-to-run meteorological data suitable for AERMOD.

MPCA is opening the rule that regulates about 17,000 animal feedlots.

Air quality is expected to reach the red AQI category across southern Minnesota, which is unhealthy for everyone.The air quality alert issued by Minnesota Pollution…

The MPCA created a statewide inventory of streams that have been hydrologically modified: channelized, ditched, or impounded

It's Septic Smart Week and Minnesota local governments are reporting significant progress in fixing inadequate septic systems around the state.

Systems to treat drinking water have been installed to address groundwater contamination in two St. Louis Park and three Edina municipal wells.

The Upper/Lower Red Lake Watershed covers more than 1.2 million acres and is home to Upper and Lower Red Lakes, the two largest bodies of water within the state.

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

From the days when raw sewage flowed into rivers and lakes, Minnesota’s water bodies have come a long way. However, there is still work to be done in the restoration and protection of our waters.

Minnesota’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dropped by 14% between 2005 and 2022, according to a biennial report from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Department of Commerce

In Minnesota, commercial entities that produce any amount of hazardous waste are regulated as hazardous-waste "generators."

Learn what a brownfield is, how it can negatively affect communities, and resources for cleaning one up.