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Removing Middle Lake from the impaired waters list required wrangling with a bottom feeder, the invasive carp.

$5.5 million grant from the U.S. EPA will help three Minnesota school districts partially electrify their bus fleets.

The MPCA provides educational information about the status of Minnesota’s air, water, land, and climate and can point you toward beneficial actions you can take as students, teachers, and life-long learners interested in Minnesota’s sustainable future.

The National Crude Oil Spill Research Site near Bemidji was formed after a pipeline break released 10,000 barrels of crude oil in 1979.

Image Although Minnesota is rich in lakes and streams, Lake Superior is easily the most spectacular waterbody in Minnesota. Despite its immense size…

Learn what steps you can take to reduce the pollution from small neighborhood sources.

What an organization buys, who it buys from, and how it uses the goods and services once bought is a reflection of the organization's values. Sustainable purchasing policies shows a commitment to…

Going beyond compliance yields benefits like cost savings, improved health, greater efficiency, marketing advantages, enhanced employee morale, and stronger business resilience.

Minnesota’s policy is to eliminate or reduce the use, generation, and release of toxic pollutants and hazardous wastes at their source.

The U.S. EPA approved Minnesota's Statewide Mercury Total Maximum Daily Load study in March 2007.

Image MPCA staff provide technical assistance to businesses seeking to improve their environmental performance and prevent pollution.Small business…

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

Financial assistance for SSTS work is targeted to units of local government.

Eight grant recipients will receive $302,173 for projects that will make the state’s soil healthier and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. All are focused on composting organic waste in multi-resident housing.

Waterways in the northeastern part of the state are generally in better condition than those in the southern, central, and western regions.

The MPCA has developed guidance on a number of topics to assist real estate developers, environmental engineers, remediation consultants, and others in addressing brownfields and contaminated sites.

The health of Minnesota's large rivers is a reflection of how well we are protecting overall water quality.

Fire departments are often the first responders to incidents that include spills of hazardous substance.

Countless bacteria can be found in land, water, humans, and animals. Most bacteria are beneficial, serving as food for larger organisms and playing critical roles in natural processes such as organic…

Bagnado, a 25-foot-tall spinning tornado of plastic bags, will return to Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair