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The 2025 MPCA annual report on Brownfields celebrated numerous major achievements cleaning up and rehabilitating polluted properties.
New MPCA report monitors PFAS sources and movement, provides direction for preventing and managing PFAS pollution.
Help your school get a recycling program organized and operating successfully.
Under the new EPR program, Minnesota is phasing out all product packaging sold in our state that is not refillable, reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2032.
How to prepare recycling for the curb
Don't let your septic system freeze. Here are some simple tips that can help you avoid costly problems with your septic system.
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 continues to reduce industrial and transportation air pollutants that have the highest potential health risks. Investment in clean air for all Minnesotans is a top priority for the MPCA and Governor Walz.
Learn what you can do to protect yourself and your community from environmental problems caused by flooding.
Instructions for preparing for and completing the online exam for underground storage tank operator certification.
Join the celebration! We look forward to highlighting Minnesota’s clean water successes and invite you to use our 50th anniversary art and branded graphics.
A recent $1 million MPCA grant round will fund projects focused on waste reduction and reuse. To invest in projects that will continue to offer benefits to Minnesotans well into the future, this grant round prioritized proposals that would replace single-use items with reusables or help build a trained repair workforce in Minnesota.
Learn what a brownfield is, how it can negatively affect communities, and resources for cleaning one up.
By taking steps beyond compliance to reduce your business's energy use and transportation impact and increasing the sustainability of your business's operations, your business can see tangible benefits.
Environmental information and resources for the automotive industry
Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is toxic to humans and animals. At room temperature, mercury is a silvery, liquid metal, but it can also evaporate and become airborne. Mercury does not…
A stormwater system upgrade in Duluth was expanded with the help of an MPCA employee who tapped into available funding. It protects Lake Superior and can serve as an example for other cities and counties.
MPCA's fish sampling process and why we do it
Bagnado, a 25-foot-tall spinning tornado of plastic bags, will return to Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair
James Wooton puts his scuba diving skills to work monitoring for aquatic invasive species in Otter Tail County lakes.