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Financial assistance for SSTS work is targeted to units of local government.
Image The MPCA and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) regulate the handling of asbestos-containing material in Minnesota, to prevent asbestos…
Vapor intrusion occurs when chemical vapors migrate from contaminated groundwater through the soil into the basements or foundations of buildings.
Removing Middle Lake from the impaired waters list required wrangling with a bottom feeder, the invasive carp.
Environmental information and resources for the aggregate industry.
The Climate Smart Food Systems initiative, funded by the U.S. EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, positions Minnesota as a national model for transforming our food system from farm to freezer.
The MPCA is working to address environmental concerns at the closed Freeway Landfill, to prevent the buried waste from affecting drinking water and the nearby Minnesota River.
During the 2023 legislative session, Minnesota invested over $100 million to fund grant programs that support investment in climate resilience. Each initiative supports MPCA’s implementation of Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework.
The Red River of the North - Sand Hill River Watershed covers 708,469 acres and is part of the Red River Basin in northwestern Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota.
Information about the work to clean up the pollution from over 100 years of unregulated development and industrial practices.
Regular people are pretty good at judging water quality, and new research from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) proves it.
MPCA is planning new rules governing air quality, establishing new rules for odor management plan requirements.
Projects will reduce the amount of waste entering landfills, benefiting the environment and local economies.
A new facility that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters in Shakopee.
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses using boilers.
Two small creeks in the Nemadji River watershed are cleaner, and some fish have returned, after restoration work that the MPCA took part in.
Environmental information and permits that affect wood-finishing industries.
Hutchinson Utilities exceeded its permit limit for particulate matter during an air quality performance test. High levels of particulates are known to cause environmental harm and health problems.
Environmental information and permits that affect metal fabrication and finishing businesses.
Minnesota has a growing salty water problem that threatens its freshwater fish and other aquatic life. Chloride from both de-icing salt and water softener salt gets into lakes and streams, and…