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Biological Monitoring Partner Program

A training and certification program for evaluating aquatic life in Minnesota’s rivers and streams.

Air quality alerts: Your questions answered

Are pets affected by poor air quality? Will wearing a mask help when I’m outside? What is particulate pollution? We’ve got the answers.

Minnesota school districts get $5.5 million to buy electric school buses

$5.5 million grant from the U.S. EPA will help three Minnesota school districts partially electrify their bus fleets.

Class 2: Aquatic life and recreation beneficial uses

Minnesota has revised state water quality standards to incorporate a tiered aquatic life use (TALU) framework for rivers and streams.

MPCA’s Addison Otto draws on agricultural experience in rulemaking work

Question and answer session with Addison Otto, a rule coordinator with the MPCA, about her work with the agency and how her hobby farm informs her work.

Clean Water Council

The Clean Water Council was created to advise the Legislature and the governor on the administration and implementation of the 2006 Clean Water Legacy Act

Reducing transportation emissions

The MPCA is leading multiple initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.

Billions in state and federal investments accelerate progress on Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework

State will begin engagement next month on an updated framework set to be released in 2025

Commissioner's office

MPCA's leadership team.

How Minnesota passed the country’s first ban on trichloroethylene

Less than three years after Minnesota passed the country's first ban on TCE, a carcinogenic solvent, facilities around the state have removed it from their processes.

Revitri’s tiny recycled glass beads may be key to more efficient cars and houses

Willernie-based Revitri won the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize for its innovative manufactured glass beads

New culverts provide climate resiliency to fish and people on Lake Superior’s North Shore

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

MPCA's recycling market development grants keep plastic out of landfills

Plastic can be recycled, but it’s often not, a situation the MPCA aims to resolve with grants to develop markets for recycled plastic.

Printing operations emission calculations

Create an editable spreadsheet with the information indicated below. Each step in your calculations needs to be clear and easy to follow.Facility informationProvide the facility information listed on…

Air emissions inventory reporting and fees

All facilities with air permits must submit an annual emissions inventory report to the MPCA that tracks actual emissions of major pollutants at that facility.

Minnesota farmers welcome MPCA staff for educational tour of operations

MPCA staff toured three farms in southeastern Minnesota. The purpose of external communications is to show that the agency cares about education and outreach, and we get out in the field to learn on site.

Air toxics emissions reporting guidance

Chemicals in the air toxics emission inventory.