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Minnesota prohibits rechargeable batteries and products with non-removable rechargeable batteries from being disposed of in mixed municipal waste.
Minnesota passed a law in 2023 that restricts the use of lead and cadmium in 15 categories of consumer products, including toys and school supplies.
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.
Minnesota’s policy is to eliminate or reduce the use, generation, and release of toxic pollutants and hazardous wastes at their source.
The PFAS guidance document uses an evidence-based approach that builds upon the framework and strategies presented in previous MPCA publications.
The MPCA's new online training will help small businesses adapt to the effects of climate change and become more resilient.
The Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) is a partnership that collects data on water quality and flow in Minnesota.
The enduring nature of PFAS in the environment makes it important to give special consideration to products containing PFAS when it comes time to throw them out.
Minnesota joins several other states in confirming Circular Action Alliance as its PRO for the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction ActIn early 2024, Minnesota became the fifth U.S. state to enact an…
Phosphorus management plans help wastewater treatment facility operators and managers evaluate pollution prevention and and management options that can reduce the amount of phosphorus discharged to Minnesota 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.
The MPCA solicited project proposals to distribute $1.6 million for climate planning projects to communities across Minnesota.
Guidance for small businesses on reporting air emissions.
Farmers Grain, LLC, a grain elevator in Thief River Falls, paid $18,120 in fines for pumping contaminated water from their property into the city of Thief River Falls stormwater system.
Environmental information and permits that affect metal fabrication and finishing businesses.
Communities that are resilient to climate change are able to effectively to prepare for and recover from its effects, and continue to thrive.
The Otter Tail River Watershed encompasses three different ecoregions, covering more than 1.2 million acres in west-central Minnesota.
An August 2023 MPCA inspection confirmed failures to conduct weekly inspections and train staff to properly handle and store hazardous waste at its residential and commercial cabinet production facility in St. Cloud.
A water quality variance is a temporary change in a state's water quality standard for a specific pollutant and its relevant criteria, allowing deviation from meeting a water quality-based effluent limit for a particular discharger.
With completion of the EAW review process, the MPCA will move forward with issuing West River Dairy’s feedlot permit on June 23.