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From the days when raw sewage flowed into rivers and lakes, Minnesota’s water bodies have come a long way. However, there is still work to be done in the restoration and protection of our waters.

Every Minnesotan — regardless of income, race, ethnicity, color, or national origin — has the right to healthy air, sustainable lands, clean water, and a better climate.

Contaminated land creates significant problems for our health, environment, and economy in Minnesota. By cleaning up problem areas and protecting against future contamination, we can make land safe…

Township and private party fined $47,555 for failing to obtain a construction stormwater permit for road improvements.

Many residents have questions and concerns about loud noises or unpleasant odors that may be associated with industries or businesses in their community.

Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality certified farms have added more than 2,000 new conservation practices, including over 110,000 acres of new cover crops that protect Minnesota’s waters.

The We Are Water MN exhibit at Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail in Holdingford runs from April 25 through June 17.

Water scientists from the MPCA published four watershed reports in 2025, updating the data we need to keep Minnesota’s waters clean and protected.

Question and answer session with Lisa Weidemann, a community affairs specialist with the MPCA, about her work with the agency.

Removing Middle Lake from the impaired waters list required wrangling with a bottom feeder, the invasive carp.

Trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene have contaminated groundwater and caused vapor intrusion issues at this site.

State agencies, counties, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and many others are engaged in protecting Minnesota lakes.

Long-term lake management considers the unique environmental, cultural, and biological factors affecting the lake and sets a priority on finding lasting solutions.

Nearly nine in 10 Minnesota communities have reported experiencing the impact of at least one weather trend caused by climate change, and few cities have defined plans to address it.

First of a series of MPCA staff profiles. Kevin Stroom conducts research on streams and has published a report about Straight River.

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?

MPCA is opening the rule that regulates about 17,000 animal feedlots.

In 2010, the MPCA began receiving public inquiries about projects to mine silica sand for use in hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” a drilling method used for natural gas and oil wells.

The MPCA created a statewide inventory of streams that have been hydrologically modified: channelized, ditched, or impounded

The MPCA has initiated a declaratory judgement action against the owners of the Freeway Landfill and Freeway Dump in Burnsville to protect the drinking water supply for Burnsville and Savage residents.