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Businesses with low levels of actual emissions can submit a simplified permit application and obtain a registration permit, with greater flexibility to make changes as long as they continue to maintain permit requirements.
The Legislature has given the MPCA the authority to develop rules to protect state environmental resources.
MPCA’s work on the climate-smart food systems grant from the EPA is ongoing amid strong interest
The MPCA administers programs that are governed by 45 chapters of rules. The MPCA periodically conducts a “housekeeping” rulemaking to make minor corrections and clarifications to the rules or to repeal rules that have become obsolete.
The Rapid River watershed covers 573,060 acres in northern Minnesota. Over 79% of the land in the watershed is owned or managed by state entities.
Controlling phosphorus is an important part of protecting Minnesota waters.
The Mississippi River - La Crescent Watershed drains 95 square miles in Houston and southeast Winona counties, an area defined by wooded bluffs and spring-fed cold-water streams that flow directly to the Mississippi River.
Minnesota state agencies and local governments are working together to protect drinking water supplies.
Following the 2024 legislative session, the MPCA was charged with appointing a 15-member task force to advise the agency on policy and program opportunities that would increase the recovery of critical materials from end-of-life products.
Join our team! Open positions and general opportunities at the Pollution Control Agency
Significant restoration work by organizations in the area have made the south branch of the Buffalo River a water-quality success story.
POET Biorefining-Glenville LLC violated several air permit conditions between 2018 and 2023 at its ethanol production facility in Albert Lea, Minn. The facility emitting more particulate matter and volatile organic compounds than allowed by permit over the course of five years.
Minnesotans are encouraged to share feedback through Nov. 9, 2025
The U.S. EPA approved Minnesota's Statewide Mercury Total Maximum Daily Load study in March 2007.
The MPCA developed the Wastewater Nitrogen Reduction and Implementation Strategy to decrease the wastewater sector’s nitrogen loads for the protection and restoration of bodies of water in and downstream of Minnesota.
This advisory board includes 18 individuals representing a wide range of impacted parties under the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act.
The AQI was developed to provide a simple, uniform way to report daily air quality conditions.
Financing is available for public entities in Minnesota to expand or improve stormwater infrastructure.
Help your school get a recycling program organized and operating successfully.
Minnesota participates in this statistical survey of the condition of our nation's lakes, ponds, and reservoirs.