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With all the talk about health these days, consider the health of the soil beneath your feet. Farmers in western Minnesota are doing just that, teaming up to improve soil health.

Minnesota state agencies and local governments are working together to protect drinking water supplies.

This watershed is located in the southeastern tip of Minnesota, known for its scenic bluffs. More than 900,000 acres drain to the Mississippi River at Reno, Minn., but only 117,000 of those acres are in Minnesota.

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

Pollutant and runoff maps and data for major watersheds; watershed monitoring and assessment reports.

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.

The Rapid River watershed covers 573,060 acres in northern Minnesota. Over 79% of the land in the watershed is owned or managed by state entities.

The Otter Tail River Watershed encompasses three different ecoregions, covering more than 1.2 million acres in west-central Minnesota.

The MPCA has released Minnesota’s PFAS Blueprint — a strategic, coordinated approach developed by multiple agencies to protect families and communities from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The TMDL is based on 62 impairments for turbidity and total suspended solids along the Minnesota River and its tributaries and in the Greater Blue Earth River basin.

Lake of the Woods is a big lake with a big problem caused by one of nature’s smallest organisms: algae. Scientists from the MPCA and the Science Museum are working together to understand why.

MPCA keeps its public data easily accessible for convenient use.

Heavy metals are an ill-defined group of inorganic chemical hazards that include lead, chromium, arsenic, and cadmium. They may leach into soil and water from industrial sites, mines or…

Initial screening information for a contaminant of emerging concern, perfluorooctane sulfonate.

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

MPCA's fish sampling process and why we do it

The MPCA works with partners throughout Minnesota each year to gauge the health of waters and identify stressors that harm fish and other aquatic life.

Initial screening information for a contaminant of emerging concern, Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid.

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

State and community leaders visited Faribault and Northfield to observe Minnesota climate resiliency efforts in action.