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Learn what steps you can take to reduce the pollution from small neighborhood sources.
Roundup of key environmental justice laws passed by the Legislature in 2023
EPA awards Minnesota $200 million in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants
Use these tools to help educate the public and boost participation in your household hazardous waste program.
Plastic can be recycled, but it’s often not, a situation the MPCA aims to resolve with grants to develop markets for recycled plastic.
The MPCA monitors and assesses lakes around the state to determine if they meet water quality standards.
MPCA’s work on the climate-smart food systems grant from the EPA is ongoing amid strong interest
The MPCA has developed a report to help improve the data when the volume of trash or recyclables has to be converted to weight.
Volunteers can search for a lake or stream site that works for them and sign up to monitor it.
The MPCA offers environmental audits to help businesses and organizations examine how well they are complying with environmental regulations, and correct any problems that are identified.
The MPCA and its many partners collect a wide variety of data on environmental conditions and pollution sources.
The MPCA is committed to delivering a pollution reduction program that benefits all Minnesotans and works diligently to incorporate their ideas and opinions into our projects and plans. To develop…
The MPCA sought a contractor to lead the effort to identify and replace Tribal members' old wood stoves that are not certified by the U.S. EPA.
The MPCA must complete assessments to gather critical information too inform the development of the EPR program statewide.
Ely Community Resources was recognized for it programs that engage young people in natural resource education and conservation.
The Clean Water Council was created to advise the Legislature and the Governor on the administration and implementation of the 2006 Clean Water Legacy Act
Find sustainable products for your business with these helpful certification and labeling systems.
In addition to the vessel requirements in the EPA VGP and Minnesota’s ballast water general permit, vessels must follow the requirements in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota’s 401 certification of the VGP.
During the 2023 legislative session, legislators passed more than a dozen funding and policy proposals to address food waste, organics, recycling market development, and wood waste.
To help address climate change and protect the health of Minnesotans, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency adopted Low Emission Vehicle Standards for particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, non-methane organic gases, and greenhouse gases, as well as the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Standard.