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While hundreds of fish kills occur in Minnesota every year, mostly in lakes and ponds, fish kills on trout streams in southeast Minnesota are much less common.
Question and answer session with Lisa Weidemann, a community affairs specialist with the MPCA, about her work with the agency.
Minnesota is the first state to require producers fund boat wrap collection and recycling.
State will begin engagement next month on an updated framework set to be released in 2025
$5.5 million grant from the U.S. EPA will help three Minnesota school districts partially electrify their bus fleets.
The 2026 Climate Action Framework prioritizes reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting Minnesotans
Minnesota’s Digital Fair Repair Act went into effect July 1. Here’s why it matters and how you can use it to save money and the environment
From January through March 2025, MPCA air monitoring data showed elevated lead levels that exceeded national ambient air quality standards near the facility. An MPCA inspection of Gopher Resource in spring 2025 confirmed that the source of the elevated lead levels was addressed.
Roundup of key environmental justice laws passed by the Legislature in 2023
When food spoils or is thrown away before we eat it, the resources that went into creating the food are wasted.
The MPCA's new online training will help small businesses adapt to the effects of climate change and become more resilient.
Willernie-based Revitri won the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize for its innovative manufactured glass beads
Hot, sunny weather brings the possibility of air quality alerts due to ozone. But what exactly is ozone?
Environmental information and resources for the automotive industry
Each year, Minnesotans throw away more than 850,000 tons of recyclables, worth around $153 million. Here's how we're reducing those numbers in Greater Minnesota.
Image MPCA staff provide technical assistance to businesses seeking to improve their environmental performance and prevent pollution.Small business…
The MPCA added three bodies of water to the impaired waters list for PFAS contamination. Which are they? How did they get polluted? And how much PFAS does it take to contaminate a body of water?
Some Minnesota companies are helping expand the use of recycled materials in the state, thanks to market development grants from the MPCA.
Batteries aren’t trash, they’re treasure: Recycling old batteries gives their materials a new life. Visit CollectED's new, carnival-style interactive exhibit at MPCA's Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair to learn more about batteries.
State and community leaders visited Faribault and Northfield to observe Minnesota climate resiliency efforts in action.