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Septic system owners are responsible for system maintenance. Properly maintaining a septic system will extend its life.
The MPCA has developed guidance on a number of topics to assist real estate developers, environmental engineers, remediation consultants, and others in addressing brownfields and contaminated sites.
Township and private party fined $47,555 for failing to obtain a construction stormwater permit for road improvements.
An MPCA investigation found violations related to construction of a home on Schwappauff Lake, near the town of Greenfield in Hennepin County.
An electronics collector is a public or private entity that receives electronic devices from households and arranges for the delivery of the devices to a recycler. In Minnesota, electronics…
The MPCA fined Cabinetworks Group’s Waconia facility, Wood Products, $11,520 for violations of its air permit.
TEAM Industries, with machining operations in Audubon, Bagley, Cambridge, Detroit Lakes, and Park Rapids, paid $80,000 in fines for air, hazardous waste, and industrial stormwater violations.
To reduce the pollution that causes climate change, Minnesota has set goals to cut our collective greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and track progress.
An air emission permit is a legal document that describes how a facility must operate to meet state and federal air regulations, and to minimize the impact of air emissions on people and the…
Lake of the Woods is a big lake with a big problem caused by one of nature’s smallest organisms: algae. Scientists from the MPCA and the Science Museum are working together to understand why.
Proposed changes to permits that regulate the state’s largest animal feedlots target nitrate pollution statewide.
The frequent wildfires in California and elsewhere, brought on by climate change, are affecting air quality for thousands of miles. That includes Minnesota.
Responding to complex, technical product specificationsAsk questions! Use the Q&A process outlined in the Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Bid (RFB)Some sustainability improvements lead…
Alliance Building Corporation failed to prevent liquid washout of waste during construction at the Sleepy Eye Apartments.
Wild rice is an important part of the biological community in many Minnesota lakes, streams, and wetlands, and a cultural resource to many, particularly members of the Dakota and Ojibwe Tribal Nations in Minnesota.
The Clean Water Act established the framework for creating water quality standards and continues to help us protect Minnesota's prized lakes and rivers.
Every two years, MPCA creates a list of impaired waters in the state that do not meet water quality standards.
The Minnesota Repair Project is one of several initiatives that received a grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency aimed at reducing waste and boosting reuse across the state.
State and community leaders visited Faribault and Northfield to observe Minnesota climate resiliency efforts in action.
Minnesota GreenCorps members serving with the City of Minneapolis developed a mini-course for residents about responsible use of deicing salt.