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Financing for wastewater and stormwater projects is available for public entities.

The new commercial organics collection will service a 20- to 30-stop route across both Hubbard and Beltrami counties.

With the end of the 2025 model year in the automobile industry, so ends Minnesota's Clean Cars rule.  The Clean Cars rule, adopted in 2020, had a goal of electric vehicles exceeding 6% of all…

A watershed is the area of land where all of the water that drains off of it goes into the same place — a river, stream or lake.

MPCA recognized 253 municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants for outstanding operations in 2023.

Biosolids that will be applied to land must meet strict regulations and quality standards.

Fire departments are often the first responders to incidents that include spills of hazardous substance.

The MPCA solicited project proposals to distribute $1.6 million for climate planning projects to communities across Minnesota.

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

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

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.

This page provides assistance for local units of government with development and implementation of their SSTS program.

Regulatory certainty is an incentive for municipalities that will employ biological nutrient removal in their wastewater treatment technology, and that are willing to accept a nitrogen limits in…

Under the federal Clean Water Act, states must designate beneficial uses for all waters and develop water quality standards to protect each use.

Thanks to years of restoration efforts, the MPCA confirmed the Kabekona River meets water quality standards for recreation and proposed its removal from the 2026 impaired waters list.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for central and southern Minnesota. The alert runs until 11 p.m. on Thursday, June 12. Air quality is expected to reach the orange AQI category in central and southern Minnesota, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups.

The Chippewa River Watershed covers 2,085 square miles and drains portions of eight counties in west central Minnesota.

The MPCA solicited project proposals to distribute $35 million to communities for projects to prepare local stormwater infrastructure for the impacts of climate change.

Kathy Wagner, recipient of the 2025 Community Conservationist Award from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD), discusses her personal conservation work and local environmental advocacy.

Approximately $4.5 million was available to support prevention of wasted food and food rescue projects across the state.