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Wood waste from trees in the Twin Cities and other urban areas in Minnesota is a growing problem and highlights the need for more efforts to make use of this urban wood.

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is low-carbon synthetic fuel made from non-petroleum sources that is blended with traditional jet fuel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from air transportation.

Based on volume, construction and demolition debris presents a big opportunity for reducing waste and its environmental effects.

Controlling phosphorus is an important part of protecting Minnesota waters.

Lights, camera, antics! Students at Century College script and produce a fun video as part of their coursework.

Riverview LLP is seeking to expand its existing West River Dairy facility near Morris from 7,855 cows to a total capacity of 18,855 cows.

Elevated levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) are present in soil, soil vapor, and groundwater around this site in New Hope.

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

The MPCA has actively been developing methods and building capacity to improve our ability to monitor and assess wetlands to protect and restore them.

The MPCA has adopted amended rules relating to when maintenance of a closed landfill should end.

Information will support the phase out of nonessential use of “forever chemicals” in Minnesota

The MPCA has released Minnesota’s PFAS Blueprint — a strategic, coordinated approach developed by multiple agencies to protect families and communities from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

A new facility that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters in Shakopee.

MagIron LLC proposes to restart a mining and processing facility near Grand Rapids, which will require new air and industrial wastewater permits from the MPCA.

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

During the 2023 legislative session, legislators passed more than a dozen funding and policy proposals to address food waste, organics, recycling market development, and wood waste.

MPCA established a network of long-term biological monitoring stations that represent a variety of stream types in their most natural condition.

MPCA collects information about the sale and use of greenhouse gases with high global warming potential.

A permit extension notification allows transfer stations and source-separated organic material (SSOM) compost facilities to apply for an extension of their permit without a complete permit reissuance application.

As Minnesotans prepare for another summer of outdoor activities, MPCA meteorologists are forecasting a moderately active air quality season.