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To protect lakes and fish, snowplows go on a low-salt diet

The MPCA’s Smart Salting program helps cut down on chloride pollution by training snowplow drivers and municipalities to use less salt on the roadways.

MPCA shares proposed multi-agency protocol for fish kills

Public invited to comment on draft guidance A fish kill at Trout Valley Creek near Minneiska. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today released a…

Step 4: Create SWPPP, choose BMPs

Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance Step 4: Create SWPPP, choose BMPs

Bike rides along the Mississippi River lead to lessons on water quality

Francesca Crego, or Frannie, fondly recalls bike rides along the Mississippi River’s edge with her family. Growing up in the city, Frannie appreciated the feeling of mysticality brought by the river’…

With an MPCA grant, Reuse Minnesota’s mend-it clinics save clothes from the landfill, one stitch at a time

MPCA Environmental Assistance grant program puts spotlight on mend-it clinics and other reuse and waste reduction efforts.

To study how PFAS moves in the air, MPCA turns to pine needles

Volunteers across Minnesota’s 87 counties have been collecting pine needles from coniferous trees in their neighborhoods to help the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency better understand how to protect Minnesotans from PFAS pollution.

To fight climate change, Minnesota-based Carba puts dead trees to work

Carba, a Minnesota-based company focused on carbon-capture technology, took home the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize at the 2023 MN Cup

Getting “musscular” for water stewardship

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

Stressor identification

The MPCA works with partners throughout Minnesota each year to gauge the health of waters and identify stressors that harm fish and other aquatic life.

Purchasing resources for government

Join the Cooperative Purchasing Venture (CPV)Through the Cooperative Purchasing Venture (CPV), eligible entities can purchase goods, certain services and utilities from contracts established for…

Carbon monoxide

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels—including gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and wood—and other natural and synthetic products. Breathing in…

Dredged materials management

Requirements for discharges from a project site and/or management control site(s).

As Minnesota prepares for a cold, snowy winter, MPCA urges smart salting practices

Salt is commonly over-applied, sending too much chloride into our waterways and wreaking havoc on fish and other wildlife.

Find a site and sign up

Volunteers can search for a lake or stream site that works for them and sign up to monitor it.

e-Service air permit applications

Where possible, permit holders must use MPCA's e-Services to apply for reissuance and administrative amendments.

Eco Living - How to make sure your recycling gets recycled

How to prepare recycling for the curb

Air quality alert issued due to wildfire smoke for Thursday, June 5, through Friday, June 6, for northwest, north central, and northeast Minnesota

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for northwest, north central, and northeast Minnesota for Thursday, June 5, until 7 p.m. on Friday, June 6. Air quality is expected to reach the red AQI category, which is unhealthy for everyone.