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The MPCA’s Smart Salting program helps cut down on chloride pollution by training snowplow drivers and municipalities to use less salt on the roadways.
Answers to questions frequently asked by municipalities about management of contaminated sediments in stormwater collection systems that they own and operate.
Recycling market development works to expand end markets and boost the demand for recycled materials.
Carba, a Minnesota-based company focused on carbon-capture technology, took home the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize at the 2023 MN Cup
An air emission permit is a legal document that describes how a facility must operate to meet state and federal air regulations, and to minimize the impact of air emissions on people and the…
Roundup of key environmental justice laws passed by the Legislature in 2023
The MPCA and its many partners collect a wide variety of data on environmental conditions and pollution sources.
Responding to complex, technical product specificationsAsk questions! Use the Q&A process outlined in the Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Bid (RFB)Some sustainability improvements lead…
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.
Some Minnesota companies are helping expand the use of recycled materials in the state, thanks to market development grants from the MPCA.
An air emissions risk analysis estimates the potential human health risks from air pollution emitted by a facility.
The MPCA regulates waste, recycling, and disposal activities in Minnesota. MPCA permits are required for the design, construction, and operation of solid waste management facilities where storage, collection, transportation, processing or reuse, conversion, or disposal of solid waste occurs.
The MPCA will analyze varying background sulfate levels across Minnesota, which could inform our implementation of the wild rice sulfate water quality standard.
Image Many commercial buildings in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties are required to recycle at least three of the…
A training and certification program for evaluating aquatic life in Minnesota’s rivers and streams.
Water softeners produce much of the chloride that pollutes Minnesota’s waters. An MPCA grant aims to reduce that pollution with water softener replacement rebate programs.
Emissions generated from gasoline and diesel powered vehicles are the greatest source of air pollution in Minnesota
The triennial standards review offers every Minnesotan the opportunity to comment on essentially every water quality standard the agency defines to protect the waters that they drink, swim in, and fish from.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) sample and test fish in bodies of water where known pollution issues may be a concern for human health through fish consumption.
Minnesota GreenCorps member Heidi Blum focused on waste reduction and recycling in Edina, Minnesota.