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Hot, sunny weather brings the possibility of air quality alerts due to ozone. But what exactly is ozone?
New Resource Management Report explores how Minnesota could greatly reduce landfill disposal by 2045 through policy changes, major system investments, and performance from emerging technologies.
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) reflect how agency staff and contracted partners complete agency-funded field activities.
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.
Create an editable spreadsheet with the information indicated below. Each step in your calculations needs to be clear and easy to follow.Facility informationProvide the facility ID, file number, and…
The Zumbro River Watershed covers more than 900,000 acres and reaches parts of six counties in southeast Minnesota (Olmsted, Dodge, Steele, Rice, Goodhue, and Wabasha). Rochester, one of Minnesota's largest cities, is located in the southeast quadrant of the watershed.
Find out what’s being done in Minnesota’s watersheds to protect and improve water quality.
A TMDL to address E. coli aquatic recreation impairments in five main-stem reaches of the Minnesota River.
The MPCA solicited project proposals to distribute $10 million to communities for projects to prepare local wastewater infrastructure for the impacts of climate change. These projects are specifically meant to protect water quality and increase resilience.
We Are Water MN travels to Leech Lake, where Raining White works to protect and restore manoomin, or wild rice.
The MPCA has a mobile air monitoring program that allows the agency to respond faster to community air quality concerns across the state. The mobile air monitor collects data in areas where permanent…
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 3: Facilities requiring permit coverage must assess for pollutants at the facility
The Mississippi River - Headwaters Watershed consists of 1.26 million acres (1,961 square miles) and contains the headwaters of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca in Itasca State Park. The watershed includes parts of Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard and Itasca counties.
Minnesota's law relating to the collection and recycling of video display devices ("televisions" and "computer monitors") sold to households/consumers was signed into law in May 2007.
New reports from the MPCA highlight restoration investments and improved water quality while calling for continued work to address persistent challenges in southeastern Minnesota.
Abdirahman Hassan Abdirahman Hassan’s story begins in Mombasa, Kenya, a coastal city where the presence of the Indian Ocean was a childhood highlight. “I grew up…
The MPCA has developed best practices for vapor intrusion mitigation and public communication work used by the agencies and our contractors.
Eight cities will receive grants to create plans that will protect homes and businesses from flooding and other climate impacts
St. Paul Brass manufactures brass, bronze, and aluminum castings in the Frogtown neighborhood of Saint Paul, an environmental justice area.
The MPCA has important roles in protecting and restoring waters in degraded conditions.