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Residential wood burning has been increasing in Minnesota, both for home heating and recreation.
Stakeholders affected by the Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act must be registered with the MPCA.
Hot, sunny weather brings the possibility of air quality alerts due to ozone. But what exactly is ozone?
The Meadows Mobile Home Park discharged untreated sewage to the ground in two separate violations in 2025.
Complaints of discrimination will be investigated
Although the impacts from Minnesota’s changing climate are touching all of us, some groups of people are more at risk.
Details on major and minor modifications of a solid waste management facility permit.
Details on Minnesota state contracts with businesses that provide environmental emergency response services.
The MPCA regulates the design, construction, and operation of treatment facilities for municipal and industrial wastewater in Minnesota.
To help you quickly determine whether this permit affects you, what your requirements are, and what to do next, the MPCA has developed an Applicability flow chart
Abdirahman Hassan Abdirahman Hassan’s story begins in Mombasa, Kenya, a coastal city where the presence of the Indian Ocean was a childhood highlight. “I grew up…
This feature summarizes findings from four WRAPS reports in 2024: Root River, Mississippi River-St. Cloud, Pomme de Terre River, and Mississippi River-Lake Pepin Tributaries.
Fire departments are often the first responders to incidents that include spills of hazardous substance.
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.
Emissions generated from gasoline and diesel powered vehicles are the greatest source of air pollution in Minnesota
Resources for wastewater clients.
Implementing water quality standards come with tangible costs and benefits. Costs such as taxes to residents, regulated parties, and communities help achieve benefits such as increased property values, tourism, and protecting human health.
During a residential construction project in Franklin Township in 2024, Capstone Homes and Arnt Construction failed to properly manage construction stormwater activities.
The MPCA administers programs that are governed by 45 chapters of rules. The MPCA periodically conducts a “housekeeping” rulemaking to make minor corrections and clarifications to the rules or to repeal rules that have become obsolete.
Volunteer-collected data are regularly used in decision-making and conservation efforts. Find a program that excites you and join in.