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Edina-based startup, Naware, recently took the $10,000 Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize, sponsored by the MPCA as part of the MN Cup, for combining two unlikely technologies to replace herbicides in lawncare with a more environmentally friendly alternative.

The MPCA offers environmental audits to help businesses and organizations examine how well they are complying with environmental regulations, and correct any problems that are identified.

Implementing water quality standards come with tangible costs and benefits. Costs such as taxes to residents, regulated parties, and communities help achieve benefits such as increased property values, tourism, and protecting human health.

Three members of MN GreenCorps worked through the Minneapolis Public Schools' free meal box program to promote waste reduction and recycling.

Volkswagen settlement funds are helping MPCA clean up air pollution and invest in cleaner transportation to support a healthy environment and reduce emissions in Minnesota, especially in communities most impacted by vehicle pollution.

New MPCA report monitors PFAS sources and movement, provides direction for preventing and managing PFAS pollution.

Profile of Karl Scheuer, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program

Environmental information and resources for the automotive industry

Finding ways to keep stormwater on land and let it soak into the ground can lessen the negative effects on water quality from stormwater.

Don't let your septic system freeze. Here are some simple tips that can help you avoid costly problems with your septic system.

Profile of John Weiss, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program

State will begin engagement next month on an updated framework set to be released in 2025

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

MPCA's fish sampling process and why we do it

Answers to frequently asked questions about compliance and MPCA's enforcement of environmental rules in Minnesota.

From shorter winter ice seasons to shifting fish populations, climate change is transforming Minnesota lakes as we know them.

Removing of an old dam and restoring a creek's curves are improving habitat and water quality in the Pomme de Terre River Watershed.

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.

Carba, a Minnesota-based company focused on carbon-capture technology, took home the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize at the 2023 MN Cup

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