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From shorter winter ice seasons to shifting fish populations, climate change is transforming Minnesota lakes as we know them.
Join the celebration! We look forward to highlighting Minnesota’s clean water successes and invite you to use our 50th anniversary art and branded graphics.
EPA awards Minnesota $200 million in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants
The MPCA has announced five grant recipients who will receive a combined total of more than $1 million in grants for projects to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting efforts in Greater Minnesota communities.
Protecting and restoring water quality is one of the MPCA's core areas of focus.
The AQI was developed to provide a simple, uniform way to report daily air quality conditions.
The MPCA provides workshops and conferences to help solid waste landfill operators get certified and stay up to date.
Guidance for submitting data to MPCA Remediation Division programs: Superfund, Site Assessment, Petroleum Remediation, Brownfields, RCRA Remediation, Closed Landfill, and Integrated Remediation.
The Rainy River - Headwaters Watershed covers nearly 1.9 million acres, starting in northern Cook and Lake Counties and flowing west/northwesterly into St. Louis County and the Canadian border waters.
Minnesota rivers are shrinking in the drought; some have their lowest flows in decades. What will be the long term effects?
The Olmsted Soil and Water Conservation District's Soil Health Farm demonstrates how farmers can benefit from practices that also provide resilience to climate change.
Chloride is a problem for wastewater facilities and stormwater permittees.
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.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today released an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for a new facility proposed by Dem-Con that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters at its environmental campus in Shakopee, Minnesota.
MPCA studies shows 75% of Minnesota lakes meet standards for recreation. Clean Water Fund dollars help answer water quality questions.
MPCA has released the first in a series of reports on industrial uses of PFAS in Minnesota and identifying alternatives.
Instructions for preparing for and completing the online exam for underground storage tank operator certification.
Minnesota’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dropped by 14% between 2005 and 2022, according to a biennial report from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Department of Commerce
The Air We Breathe report looks at public health and air quality data to gauge how air pollution is affecting our health in Minnesota.
Learn what you can do to protect yourself and your community from environmental problems caused by flooding.