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Answers to common questions about the Construction Stormwater Permit application

Willernie-based Revitri won the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize for its innovative manufactured glass beads

Don't let your septic system freeze. Here are some simple tips that can help you avoid costly problems with your septic system.

What is the blue-green scum that looks like spilled paint?In lakes that are over-enriched with phosphorus and nitrogen, algae tend to prosper and create algae blooms. Blue-green algae and one type in…

Increased rainfall from climate change damages river water quality, which in turn damages fishing and recreation.

Composting your Halloween jack-o'-lantern is a good way to keep it out of the landfill. So is giving it to a local farmer.

Product stewardship encourages manufacturers, retailers, and consumers to treat products as resources rather than waste, changing how they think about the products they make, buy, and use.

The MPCA added three bodies of water to the impaired waters list for PFAS contamination. Which are they? How did they get polluted? And how much PFAS does it take to contaminate a body of water?

Minnesota is the first state to require producers fund boat wrap collection and recycling.

Smith Foundry has ceased operations at its East Phillips facility after an investigation and settlement with the U.S. EPA that the MPCA supported.

Thanks to years of restoration efforts, the MPCA confirmed the Kabekona River meets water quality standards for recreation and proposed its removal from the 2026 impaired waters list.

New easy-to-access trainings help small businesses figure out if they are subject to MPCA regulations, and how to become more sustainable.

Dakota County is now hosting We Are Water MN, a traveling exhibit and community engagement program that explores Minnesotans’ relationships with water.

Minnesota's strategic, coordinated approach to protecting families and communities from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

The amount of hazardous waste you generate will dictate your waste generator status.

Profile of Karl Scheuer, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program

A new $75,000 grant from the MPCA will help the U of M’s Forever Green Initiative make camelina a viable crop for sustainable aviation fuel.

Smart technology, conservation practices, and a commitment to clean water help this family dairy and crop operation thrive — while protecting rivers, streams, and future generations.

Information will support the phase out of nonessential use of “forever chemicals” in Minnesota

Minnesota samples a network of shallow monitoring wells designed to provide early detection of contamination in the groundwater.