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During the 2023 legislative session, Minnesota invested over $100 million to fund grant programs that support investment in climate resilience. Each initiative supports MPCA’s implementation of Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework.

MPCA's Closed Landfill Program is a voluntary program established in 1994 to properly close, monitor, and maintain Minnesota's closed municipal sanitary landfills.

Austin's municipal wastewater treatment plant discharged ammonia and fecal coliform over permitted limits into the Cedar River.

Septic tanks must be registered in Minnesota to ensure they are watertight and have adequate structural integrity.

MPCA permits are required for construction, modification, and operation of facilities where solid waste is treated, stored, processed, transferred, or disposed.

Mesabi Metallics is currently constructing a new taconite mine and taconite pellet production facility on the site of the former Butler Taconite Mining Company facility near Nashwauk.

MPCA investigators say West Fraser paid a fine of $15,775 for air permit violations at their facility in Solway.

The Lake of the Woods lies on the border between the U.S. and Canada; the watershed covers 734,783 acres.

The Wild Rice River begins its course at Mud Lake in Minnesota's Clearwater County, and flows largely to the west through Norman and Mahnomen counties.

The MPCA is seeking public comment on a proposed increase in the amount and types of waste that Curbside Waste Inc. processes at its transfer station facility in Dayton.

Initial screening information for a contaminant of emerging concern, fluoxetine.

The Burnsville Sanitary Landfill (BSL) will expand to accommodate the growing municipal waste needs of the Twin Cities metro area. The expansion is part of the landfill’s long-term plan to extend the useful life of the landfill to 2062.

S.M. Hentges & Sons, a Jordan-based construction company, paid $13,078 for construction stormwater violations for a project in Chaska.

The Mustinka River begins its course southwest of Fergus Falls in southwestern Otter Tail County and flows toward the south into Grant County, where it continues through Stony Brook Lake and Lightning Lake.

Information for cannabis growers and processors to understand environmental regulations and permits that may apply to their businesses.

Facilities that have site-specific state implementation plan (SIP) requirements may make changes to their operations that require changes to either their Administrative Order or Title I SIP…

Trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene have contaminated groundwater and caused vapor intrusion issues at this site.

Businesses like grocery, liquor, and convenience stores depend on refrigeration systems. Some of these systems, however, can prove expensive to operate and harmful to the environment.

Help your school get a recycling program organized and operating successfully.

MPCA plans to amend existing Minnesota Rules governing permits and solid waste landfills (chapters 7001 and 7035).