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

Disposing of wastes from a natural disaster or large fire

To prevent food waste at its veterans homes, the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs used a $185,000 MPCA grant to purchase new meal-ordering technology.

Environmental information and permits that affect businesses using boilers.

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

East Central Solid Waste Commission (ECSWC) proposes to add 1.7 million cubic yards of MSW capacity to their landfill near Mora, Minnesota, which requires an environmental impact statement.

Pollinators are essential to everyday Minnesotans, our economy, and our food production. Learn why these pollinators are so vital through exhibits at this year’s Eco Experience.

Application fees must be submitted with your permit application. The submittal cover page form will help you add up the points assigned to each type of permit application or request. Multiply the…

ECSWC is applying for a 10-year permit to add MSW capacity to its currently permitted landfill near Mora while conducting environmental review for the unpermitted areas of its landfill expansion.

Resources for the dry cleaning industry

Eight cities will receive grants to create plans that will protect homes and businesses from flooding and other climate impacts

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

The MPCA provides workshops and conferences to help solid waste landfill operators get certified and stay up to date.

Image In Minnesota, 2,469 schools serve more than 898,000 K-12 students and employ thousands of teachers and staff. An MPCA study found that Minnesota…

Trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene have contaminated groundwater and caused vapor intrusion issues at this site.

Answers to questions frequently asked by municipalities about management of contaminated sediments in stormwater collection systems that they own and operate.

Ask the MPCA features questions Minnesotans have asked us, on the issues the agency works on, from waste disposal, water and air quality, and chemicals in products to recycling and reuse,…

The 2025 MPCA annual report on Brownfields celebrated numerous major achievements cleaning up and rehabilitating polluted properties.

Minnesota’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dropped by 14% between 2005 and 2022, according to a biennial report from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Department of Commerce

Question and answer session with Lisa Weidemann, a community affairs specialist with the MPCA, about her work with the agency.