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Data shows that ice cover on Minnesota's lakes doesn't last as long as it used to. That means a shorter ice fishing season, yes, but it also has implications for the environment and Minnesota's fish and wildlife.

A series of new culverts in Lake County reconnect brook trout habitat and provide resilience to climate change for area roads.

The Clearwater River Watershed drains an area of 886,600 acres in the Red River of the North basin. The river flows to the northwest and southwest, eventually emptying into Red Lake River near Red Lake Falls.

Technical assistance to small, rural, and Tribal wastewater facilities

During a residential construction project in Franklin Township in 2024, Capstone Homes and Arnt Construction failed to properly manage construction stormwater activities.

Owners/operators of construction activity must complete several steps before completing a permit application and beginning construction. These steps also help owners/operators determine their eligibility for coverage under the general permit.

A program to provide sustainable, longer-term funding a select number watersheds to make measurable and visible progress.

MPCA’s community air monitoring pilot grant program will provide $4.85 million to build more networks of community air sensors in the Twin Cities metro area.

$4.85 million to run community air monitoring projects in the 7-county Metropolitan Area (counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington).

An air emissions risk analysis estimates the potential human health risks from air pollution emitted by a facility.

The Thief River begins its course in Marshall County at Thief Lake, flowing south/southwest to converge with the Red Lake River.

Question and answer session with Lisa Weidemann, a community affairs specialist with the MPCA, about her work with the agency.

MPCA issues coverage to construction site owners and their operators to prevent stormwater pollution during and after construction, and protect Minnesota's water resources.

A project to address high levels of suspended sediment in the Minnesota River and the South Metro portion of the Mississippi River.

Increased rainfall from climate change damages river water quality, which in turn damages fishing and recreation.

The triennial standards review offers every Minnesotan the opportunity to comment on essentially every water quality standard the agency defines to protect the waters that they drink, swim in, and fish from.

Initiatives passed during the 2023 legislative session invest hundreds of millions of dollars to advance Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework.

Each year, MPCA hires seasonal positions to assist with biological monitoring of streams and wetlands during the summer months.

Carba, a Minnesota-based company focused on carbon-capture technology, took home the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize at the 2023 MN Cup

Underground storage tank (UST) facilities must designate owners, operators, or employees as Class A, Class B, and Class C operators.