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Environmental Assessment Worksheets (EAW) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) are part of MPCA's environmental review, providing a standardized and public process to disclose information about the potential negative environmental effects of a proposed development and ways to avoid or minimize them before the project is permitted and built.

Stormwater runoff is a leading source of water pollution, and the state general permit is designed to reduce the amount of sediment and other pollutants entering state waters.

Facilities that produce air emissions can benefit by proposing limits on their own operations to avoid certain types of regulatory requirements. You might accept limits to stay under emission…

The MPCA completed 75 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2024.

The MPCA sought proposals from qualified responders to conduct an environmental forensics evaluation using non-targeted analysis techniques for identifying sources of non-aqueous film forming foam (non-AFFF) per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in water.

The MPCA regulates most aspects of livestock management including the location, design, construction, operation, and management of feedlots and manure-handling facilities.

Rundown of all the PFAS legislative wins from the most recent legislative session.

Proposed changes to permits that regulate the state’s largest animal feedlots target nitrate pollution statewide.

Nearly all feedlot owners are required to register with the state and update their registration information every four years, unless they have applied for a permit recently. This page includes information about how to register.

The 2026 Climate Action Framework prioritizes reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting Minnesotans

One indicator of impairment that puts a stream on the Impaired Waters List is its macroinvertebrate population. Here's how that works.

Businesses with low levels of actual emissions can submit a simplified permit application and obtain a registration permit, with greater flexibility to make changes as long as they continue to maintain permit requirements.

Funded projects to remove older diesel buses from service and replace them with new, cleaner models.

The MPCA takes reasonable measures to ensure meaningful communication with individuals who are not proficient in English.

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.

Dem-Con is proposing a new facility that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters at its environmental campus in Shakopee. The project requires an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) and an air permit from the MPCA.

Facilities in specific industries that store materials, waste, or equipment outdoors are subject to industrial stormwater regulations administered by the MPCA.

The MPCA developed the Wastewater Nitrogen Reduction and Implementation Strategy to decrease the wastewater sector’s nitrogen loads for the protection and restoration of bodies of water in and downstream of Minnesota.

Riverview LLP is seeking to expand its existing West River Dairy facility near Morris from 7,855 cows to a total capacity of 18,855 cows.

State experts anticipate an active summer for air quality alerts with recurring ozone and wildfire smoke events