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Continuous Nitrate Sensor Network

Minnesota’s Continuous Nitrate Sensor Network generates publicly available water quality data on nitrate levels in our surface water.

Contractor certification and training

Minnesota rules require that anyone installing, repairing, or removing regulated underground storage tanks be certified by the MPCA.

Floods: Minimizing pollution and health risks

Learn what you can do to protect yourself and your community from environmental problems caused by flooding.

How one Minnesota community came together and restored a beloved trout stream

Thanks to years of restoration efforts, the MPCA confirmed the Kabekona River meets water quality standards for recreation and proposed its removal from the 2026 impaired waters list.

Groundbreaking study shows unaffordable costs of PFAS cleanup from wastewater

Findings underscore need to reduce use of “forever chemicals”

Stationary engines

A gateway to common regulatory information that affects stationary engines.

Volkswagen settlement public input

The MPCA is committed to delivering a pollution reduction program that benefits all Minnesotans and works diligently to incorporate their ideas and opinions into our projects and plans. To develop…

Hennepin County gives trees a chance with Minnesota GreenCorps help

Minnesota GreenCorps member Leslie Alcantar Mejia helped Hennepin County toward its goal of planting 1 million trees during her service term.

Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community, Two Rivers High School among recipients of $1 million in MPCA grants for waste reduction and reuse

A recent $1 million MPCA grant round will fund projects focused on waste reduction and reuse. To invest in projects that will continue to offer benefits to Minnesotans well into the future, this grant round prioritized proposals that would replace single-use items with reusables or help build a trained repair workforce in Minnesota.

State announces comprehensive drinking water plan for 14 East Metro communities impacted by PFAS

The MPCA and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today released a drinking water supply plan for the 14 communities impacted by 3M’s PFAS contamination in the East Metro.

Minnesota GreenCorps helps Tribal communities achieve energy savings

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has hosted five MN GreenCorps members to help install solar panels and electric vehicle charges, promote food sovereignty, and more.

Mankato hub demonstrates community and climate smart food in Minnesota

The Climate Smart Food Systems initiative, funded by the U.S. EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, positions Minnesota as a national model for transforming our food system from farm to freezer.

New legislative report highlights Minnesota's air pollution progress and challenges

Minnesota continues to reduce industrial and transportation air pollutants that have the highest potential health risks. Investment in clean air for all Minnesotans is a top priority for the MPCA and Governor Walz.

A mystery in Lake of the Woods

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.

Round Lake cleanup at TCAAP reaches new milestone

The Army has proposed a plan for cleaning up contaminated sediment in Round Lake, located within the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) site.

Solid waste permits

The MPCA regulates waste, recycling, and disposal activities in Minnesota. MPCA permits are required for the design, construction, and operation of solid waste management facilities where storage, collection, transportation, processing or reuse, conversion, or disposal of solid waste occurs.