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People who service and dispose of vehicle air conditioners or appliances that contain refrigerants must be certified.
Kathy Wagner, recipient of the 2025 Community Conservationist Award from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD), discusses her personal conservation work and local environmental advocacy.
Demonstration/research projects (DRPs) allow permittees to explore potential beneficial uses or new methods of solid waste management through a limited-scale project.
State Superfund sites are listed on the Minnesota Permanent List of Priorities (PLP) primarily in order to access funding when responsible parties are unwilling or unable to conduct the necessary site investigation and cleanup.
We offer various levels of training on a variety of topics including salt application, wastewater operator training and hazardous waste.
The Lake of the Woods lies on the border between the U.S. and Canada; the watershed covers 734,783 acres.
Studies of Minnesota’s waters show that contaminants of emerging concern are widespread in the state’s lakes and rivers.
The MPCA identified a series of policy recommendations for the optimal management of decommissioned solar panels.
Resources and best management practices to help protect water quality on construction sites.
MPCA’s work on the climate-smart food systems grant from the EPA is ongoing amid strong interest
Four watershed scientists had an article published in LakeLine magazine. They report on 20 years of success getting lakes cleaned up.
The kind of permit a facility needs depends on how much air pollution the facility could emit based on its equipment or processes.
Air quality map of current conditions in Minnesota.
Every two years, MPCA creates a list of impaired waters in the state that do not meet water quality standards.
Findings underscore need to reduce use of “forever chemicals”
Researchers collect samples of sediment from the bottom of Lake of the Woods in 2024. (Photo courtesy of St. Croix Watershed Research Station) After years of study…
The Duluth Urban Area Watershed is a focused geographic area designed to recognize the complexity and challenges in an urban center with a water-rich environment. It is defined by a series of small watersheds that are portions of three major watersheds.
Chrome-plating facility in St. Louis Park is the alleged source of pollution in local lakes.
Environmental rules and regulations are essential tools used to protect Minnesota’s environment, setting standards for environmental quality and limits on pollutants that can be discharged from facilities. The MPCA helps protect our environment by writing and enforcing these rules and regulations.
Located in south-central Minnesota, the Le Sueur River flows 111 miles through a gently rolling landscape, most of it farmland, until it cuts down through high bluffs to the Blue Earth River.