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MPCA evaluates water quality by measuring and monitoring the health of fish, macroinvertebrates, and plants.
The MPCA works with industry, government, and residents to reduce and manage waste.
The MPCA is committed to engaging broadly with the public and ensuring that residents affected by its decisions have a voice in its processes.
Reducing campus discards and raising awareness of sustainability through outreach and community engagement
Are pets affected by poor air quality? Will wearing a mask help when I’m outside? What is particulate pollution? We’ve got the answers.
Learn what a brownfield is, how it can negatively affect communities, and resources for cleaning one up.
Join the celebration! We look forward to highlighting Minnesota’s clean water successes and invite you to use our 50th anniversary art and branded graphics.
The MPCA has announced eight grant recipients that will receive a total of over $1 million in grants for projects focused on waste reduction and reuse. These statewide efforts will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, reduce the demand for resources, and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.
MPCA online services give users online access to apply for permits and licenses, submit required information, and pay fees and invoices.
The Air We Breathe report looks at public health and air quality data to gauge how air pollution is affecting our health in Minnesota.
Residents' guide to stormwater permitting.
Permits for wastewater treatment require monthly, quarterly, or annual reporting of discharge monitoring results
Minnesota is the first state to require producers fund boat wrap collection and recycling.
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance Step 4: Create SWPPP, choose BMPs
A successful cleanup of contaminated land along the Cedar River in Austin caps a long history of industrial pollution.
Regulatory certainty is an incentive for municipalities that will employ biological nutrient removal in their wastewater treatment technology, and that are willing to accept a nitrogen limits in…
When temperatures climb and the summer sun beats down, conditions are ripe for Minnesota lakes to produce harmful algae blooms, some of which can be harmful to pets and humans.
Resources developed by the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to help you spread the word about how Minnesota will reduce “forever chemicals” through Amara’s Law.
Answers to frequently asked questions about compliance and MPCA's enforcement of environmental rules in Minnesota.
A series of new culverts in Lake County reconnect brook trout habitat and provide resilience to climate change for area roads.