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Regular people are pretty good at judging water quality, and new research from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) proves it.

Every Minnesotan — regardless of income, race, ethnicity, color, or national origin — has the right to healthy air, sustainable lands, clean water, and a better climate.

This webpage will not only address potential noncompliance issues for air permittees, but it will help inspectors get all of the necessary information to facilities with one link.

Businesses like grocery, liquor, and convenience stores depend on refrigeration systems. Some of these systems, however, can prove expensive to operate and harmful to the environment.

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

Reducing campus discards and raising awareness of sustainability through outreach and community engagement

Going beyond compliance yields benefits like cost savings, improved health, greater efficiency, marketing advantages, enhanced employee morale, and stronger business resilience.

The Soiled Undies exhibit at the Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair might look off-putting at first, but it's a good demonstration of the importance of soil health and how healthy soil can help the environment.

People who service and dispose of vehicle air conditioners or appliances that contain refrigerants must be certified.

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…

Minnesota GreenCorps members serving with the City of Minneapolis developed a mini-course for residents about responsible use of deicing salt.

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.

Mankato nonprofit South Central Minnesota Food Recovery used MPCA grant money to build out a network to save food from the landfill and distribute it to people in need.

Roundup of key environmental justice laws passed by the Legislature in 2023

Funding for projects to reduce air pollution in Minnesota today and invest in cleaner transportation for tomorrow.

First of a series of MPCA staff profiles. Kevin Stroom conducts research on streams and has published a report about Straight River.

A new $75,000 grant from the MPCA will help the U of M’s Forever Green Initiative make camelina a viable crop for sustainable aviation fuel.

The MPCA is proposing to amend Minnesota Rules governing animal feedlots.

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

For Katy Backes Kozhimannil, water is intrinsically tied to her life’s work. As a professor of public health at the University of Minnesota with a focus on rural communities, she has made it her life…