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The Precision Plating site in north Minneapolis was formerly home to a metal plating facility where solvents and metals were released into the soil and groundwater.
MPCA, MDA, BWSR host fourth annual Ag-Urban Partnership Forum event focused on water quality
MPCA Commissioner Laura Bishop, area lawmakers, local mayors, and representatives from building trades and the insurance industry today made a public appeal to the Legislature to pass a $2.9 million funding proposal that would help communities prepare for extreme rain events and other climate change impacts.
Initiatives passed during the 2023 legislative session invest hundreds of millions of dollars to advance Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework.
Climate adaptation is about developing strategies to help human and natural systems become more resilient to the effects of climate change.
The Upper/Lower Red Lake watershed covers more than 1.2 million acres and is home to Upper and Lower Red Lakes, the two largest bodies of water within the state.
Clean heavy-duty off-road equipment grants fund the replacement of older, more polluting diesel equipment with newer, cleaner technology.
From January through March 2025, MPCA air monitoring data showed elevated lead levels that exceeded national ambient air quality standards near the facility. An MPCA inspection of Gopher Resource this spring confirms that the source of the elevated lead levels has been addressed.
Selected community members to advise agency on incorporating environmental justice principles throughout its work.
New MPCA report cites work by local partners for water quality improvements.
Warming temperatures and increased rains caused by climate change continue to have real impacts on farms across Minnesota. Our agriculture industry will also play an important role in reducing the amount climate change causing pollution we produce as a state.
A project to address high levels of suspended sediment in the Minnesota River and the South Metro portion of the Mississippi River.
The MPCA is planning new rules governing air quality. The main purpose is to adopt new rules to implement and govern regulation of facilities that emit air toxics.
Funding for organizations to coordinate efforts to reduce chloride at the source within priority communities.
The chemical 1,4-dioxane, a likely carcinogen, was found in private wells near Bunker Lake Blvd. and Crosstown Blvd.
Rundown of all the PFAS legislative wins from the most recent legislative session.
Recent study details excessive levels of algae affecting recreation, and fish and aquatic insect communities in a specific portion of the Redwood River in southwestern Minnesota just before the river enters the Minnesota River.
MPCA and the Minnesota Department of Health continue to sample private residential wells, municipal wells, and non-community public wells (e.g., small businesses, churches, schools) in the East Metro area for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Plan’s primary goal is to protect families, communities from PFAS contamination
Residential wood burning has been increasing in Minnesota, both for home heating and recreation.