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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.
Learn what you can do to protect yourself and your community from environmental problems caused by flooding.
Unsuspecting homeowners everywhere are falling victim to vampires…energy vampires! Find out how to slay these energy vampires by turning off electronic devices that keep drawing power even when they are turned off.
The disposable wipes toolkit includes free, customizable communications resources to help communities inform their residents about the hazards of flushing disposable wipes.
Recycling market development works to expand end markets and boost the demand for recycled materials.
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…
Minnesota businesses, organizations, and municipalities seeking or holding MPCA wastewater permits are charged two basic types of permit fees: application fees and annual fees.
Image MPCA staff provide technical assistance to businesses seeking to improve their environmental performance and prevent pollution.Small business…
MPCA keeps its public data easily accessible for convenient use.
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.
Funding for projects to reduce air pollution in Minnesota today and invest in cleaner transportation for tomorrow.
Some Minnesota companies are helping expand the use of recycled materials in the state, thanks to market development grants from the MPCA.
Environmental information and resources for gas stations.
The MPCA issued a new air quality permit for this manufacturing facility in White Bear Township.
Businesses face challenges from climate change's impacts, but they can also take steps to reduce their contributions to climate change.
Removing Middle Lake from the impaired waters list required wrangling with a bottom feeder, the invasive carp.
As part of the PFAS pollution prevention law called Amara’s Law, manufacturers are required to report intentionally added PFAS in products sold in Minnesota and pay a fee. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has extended the reporting due date to Sept. 15, 2026.
Environmental information and resources for the automotive industry
MPCA and the Minnesota Department of Health continue to sample private residential wells, municipal wells, and non-community public wells (e.g., small businesses, churches, schools) in the East Metro area for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Mankato nonprofit South Central Minnesota Food Recovery used MPCA grant money to build out a network to save food from the landfill and distribute it to people in need.