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The Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS) compiles the latest science, research, and data and recommends the most effective strategies to reduce nutrients in our waters from both point and nonpoint sources.
Coal tar-based sealants can no longer be sold or applied legally in Minnesota as of 2014.
A series of new culverts in Lake County reconnect brook trout habitat and provide resilience to climate change for area roads.
Studies of Minnesota’s waters show that contaminants of emerging concern are widespread in the state’s lakes and rivers.
We offer various levels of training on a variety of topics including salt application, wastewater operator training and hazardous waste.
Minnesota rivers are shrinking in the drought; some have their lowest flows in decades. What will be the long term effects?
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.
Environmental information for craft breweries, distilleries, wineries, and cideries, and for home brewers who want to start commercial production.
Recycling market development works to expand end markets and boost the demand for recycled materials.
Image Stormwater has an enormous impact on water quality in Minnesota, whether it's runoff from farm fields or from urban hardscapes. Rain and snow…
Cumulative impacts are the combined effects of current and past pollution and other stressors and how they impact the health, well-being, and quality of life of residents in those communities. The cumulative effects process is how we in Minnesota account for and begin to correct environmental injustices.
Nitrogen, like phosphorus, is a nutrient that pollutes in state waters, and its concentration in many rivers has been increasing from historic natural levels over time due to human influences.…
Minnesota state agencies and local governments are working together to protect drinking water supplies.
The Vermilion River Watershed, located within northern St. Louis County, covers 662,427 acres, or 1,035 square miles.
The MPCA studies, monitors, and regulates many land pollutants that affect the quality of life in Minnesota and the health of residents.
Environmental information and resources for the aggregate industry.
To reduce contamination at compost facilities, Minnesota’s compostable product labeling law requires all bags, packaging, and food service products labeled as “compostable” and sold in Minnesota after Jan. 1, 2025, to meet certain requirements.
The effects of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) on fish, wildlife, and humans are only partly understood. The MPCA has been collecting occurrence data for a diverse set of CECs, but toxicity…
Minnesota law requires that people notify the MPCA (through the Minnesota Duty Officer) immediately when more than five gallons of petroleum or any amount of any substance under their control is released into the environment that could cause pollution of waters of the state.
Nearly nine in 10 Minnesota communities have reported experiencing the impact of at least one weather trend caused by climate change, and few cities have defined plans to address it.