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Chloride outreach and education

The MPCA has a variety of educational displays, programs, and materials about chloride pollution. We encourage our partners to utilize these resources to engage with their community.

Blue-green algae: If in doubt, stay out

When temperatures climb, conditions are ripe for Minnesota lakes to produce algae blooms, some of which can be harmful to pets and humans.

CollectED energizes Eco Experience with its new battery exhibit

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.

Crop consultants can be key partners in climate change efforts

Advising farmers about seeds, fertilizers, and other decisions, crop consultants have potential to promote sustainable practices to benefit water and soil health, and impact climate change.

A 'learning year' begins for Minnesota’s new boat wrap stewardship program

Minnesota is the first state to require producers fund boat wrap collection and recycling.

Preventing wasted food

When food spoils or is thrown away before we eat it, the resources that went into creating the food are wasted.

Volunteer resources

We hope to make your monitoring experience as easy and enjoyable as possible. If you have any questions, or don’t find the resources you need, please contact us. 13456: Volunteer water…

MPCA, lake advocates: Efforts to reduce ice garbage working

The Keep It Clean campaign, a 2023 Minnesota law, and many partners working together are adding up to less garbage and waste left behind on frozen lakes.

Help save Minnesota waters, your pets, and your wallet from too much salt this winter

Clearing ice? Before you reach for the salt bag and begin to scatter, consider using other tools to get the job done that are less toxic to our waterways and our beloved pets, and will save you money.

Somali Minnesotan’s story of finding beauty in Minnesota’s water

Abdirahman Hassan Abdirahman Hassan’s story begins in Mombasa, Kenya, a coastal city where the presence of the Indian Ocean was a childhood highlight. “I grew up…

A love of place and home motivates scientific inquiry into Leech Lake's wild rice

We Are Water MN travels to Leech Lake, where Raining White works to protect and restore manoomin, or wild rice.

Communications toolkit: PFAS reduction and Amara’s Law

Resources developed by the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to help you spread the word about how Minnesota will reduce “forever chemicals” through Amara’s Law.

Little bugs, big indicators: How stream-dwelling creatures shape the impaired waters list

One indicator of impairment that puts a stream on the Impaired Waters List is its macroinvertebrate population. Here's how that works.

Minnesota GreenCorps makes waste reduction a priority in Edina

Minnesota GreenCorps member Heidi Blum focused on waste reduction and recycling in Edina, Minnesota.

Expanding agricultural best practices that protect water quality

Hear Josh Krenz's story about protecting water in Minnesota at We Are Water MN, a traveling exhibit and community engagement program that explores Minnesotans’ relationships with water. You can visit the exhibit from March 2 through April 24 at the Sherburne History Center in Becker, Minn.

How climate change affects Minnesota’s rivers

Increased rainfall from climate change damages river water quality, which in turn damages fishing and recreation.

Reporting requirements for manufacturers for the Clean Cars Minnesota rule

To help address climate change and protect the health of Minnesotans, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency adopted Low Emission Vehicle Standards for particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, non-methane organic gases, and greenhouse gases, as well as the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Standard.