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Emissions generated from gasoline and diesel powered vehicles are the greatest source of air pollution in Minnesota
Through a certificate of need process, MPCA is offering existing landfills the opportunity to expand their existing capacity.
Studies of Minnesota’s waters show that contaminants of emerging concern are widespread in the state’s lakes and rivers.
The Blue Earth River begins in northern Iowa and meets with the West Branch Blue Earth River in Faribault County. The watershed includes parts of eight counties in southern Minnesota and four in northern Iowa.
The 2026 Climate Action Framework prioritizes reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting Minnesotans
The Legislature has given the MPCA the authority to develop rules to protect state environmental resources.
MPCA awards first of two rounds of Tribal technical assistance grants intended to advance environmental work on reservations and in Tribal communities
The MPCA had approximately $135,000 in grant funding to help Minnesota businesses and organizations purchase bicycles and electric-assisted bicycles (e-bikes) for commercial use.
Each year, Minnesotans throw away more than 850,000 tons of recyclables, worth around $153 million. Here's how we're reducing those numbers in Greater Minnesota.
Under the new EPR program, Minnesota is phasing out all product packaging sold in our state that is not refillable, reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2032.
A new facility that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters in Shakopee.
Sandblasted material from a construction site was deposited on a parking ramp next door.
MPCA completed 100 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the first half of 2024
The MPCA is committed to engaging broadly with the public and ensuring that residents affected by its decisions have a voice in its processes.
MPCA’s work on the climate-smart food systems grant from the EPA is ongoing amid strong interest
MPCA investigation determined Derek Vekich committed stormwater and wetland violations in 2024.
The Root River starts as a drainage ditch in Mower County, then winds 81 miles from intensely farmed areas through more wooded, rolling terrain, and finally empties into the Mississippi River south of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
MPCA had approximately $1 million for projects that increase the efficiency or effectiveness of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, or composting programs in Greater Minnesota.
The MPCA offers a variety of tools to help counties, cities, and townships develop and support systems that recover resources and manage waste.Notify the agency about changes to contacts in your…
Profile on Bridging, a Twin Cities based nonprofit that keeps goods with more life out of landfills and that donates them to families in need.