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Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair

Partner with an award-winning exhibition to engage Minnesotans with environmental ideas, challenges, and inspiration for a better future.

Nitrogen

Nitrogen, like phosphorus, is a nutrient that pollutes in state waters, and its concentration in many rivers has been increasing from historic natural levels over time due to human influences.…

After restoration projects, two northeast Minnesota streams are seeing clearer waters and more fish

Two small creeks in the Nemadji River watershed are cleaner, and some fish have returned, after restoration work that the MPCA took part in.

Report: Minnesota’s greenhouse gas emissions rebounded after the pandemic, but remain below 2019 levels

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

Bike rides along the Mississippi River lead to lessons on water quality

Francesca Crego, or Frannie, fondly recalls bike rides along the Mississippi River’s edge with her family. Growing up in the city, Frannie appreciated the feeling of mysticality brought by the river’…

Phosphorus

Excess phosphorus is harming Minnesota waters. Phosphorus comes from both regulated and non-regulated sources. A quarter of Minnesota lakes have high levels of phosphorus, which means that they do…

Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certifications

The MPCA 401 certification fills a unique niche in protecting water quality by applying state water quality standards to projects.

Bagnado Lives! Trash twister returns to Eco Experience

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

MPCA’s Addison Otto draws on agricultural experience in rulemaking work

Question and answer session with Addison Otto, a rule coordinator with the MPCA, about her work with the agency and how her hobby farm informs her work.

Stationary engines

A gateway to common regulatory information that affects stationary engines.

County feedlot officers

In most of Minnesota’s livestock-dense counties, feedlot oversight is a cooperative effort between the MPCA and county government.

Nearly 60 closed landfills in 41 counties have PFAS contamination in groundwater that exceeds the state's health value

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today announced per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in groundwater at 59 closed landfills in 41 counties. Fifteen closed landfills have PFAS contamination that exceeds state health-based guidance values by at least 10 times.

Minnesota school districts get $5.5 million to buy electric school buses

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

Reducing transportation emissions

The MPCA is leading multiple initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.

Cumulative impacts rulemaking

The MPCA has begun work to implement a groundbreaking new law to remedy Minnesotans’ disproportionate exposure to pollutants.

MPCA reports call for continued protection of northern Minnesota’s most pristine waters

Three new reports by the MPCA show that lakes and streams in the Rainy River - Rainy Lake and Lower Rainy River watersheds have few impairments, but must be protected to ensure continued world-class recreational opportunities and wilderness experiences.