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State and community leaders visited Faribault and Northfield to observe Minnesota climate resiliency efforts in action.

Project began construction in October 2022 without a stormwater permit or a stormwater pollution prevention plan, and failed to install erosion and sediment controls at a pond and wetland improvement site near Finlayson, Minn.

Certain types of permits and approvals to conduct solid waste activities require a notification to the MPCA of the intent to perform the specified solid waste activity.

Some Minnesota companies are helping expand the use of recycled materials in the state, thanks to market development grants from the MPCA.

BMPs required to manage the slurry to comply with Minnesota statute and agency rules to protect water quality.

Stakeholders affected by the Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act must be registered with the MPCA.

New MPCA report monitors PFAS sources and movement, provides direction for preventing and managing PFAS pollution.

Profile of Julia Dady, a volunteer water monitor for Battle Creek in Saint Paul.

A successful cleanup of contaminated land along the Cedar River in Austin caps a long history of industrial pollution.

Minnesota’s policy is to eliminate or reduce the use, generation, and release of toxic pollutants and hazardous wastes at their source.

Dem-Con is proposing a change to begin accepting municipal solid waste (MSW), converting approximately 2.2 million cubic yards of permitted construction and demolition (C&D) space. A project of this size requires the project to go through the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process.

Many industrial by-products are good candidates for land application based on their nutrient content.

State agencies support Minnesota's sustainable purchasing efforts by using state contracts.

Minnesota rules allow for specific uses (called beneficial uses) of certain materials that otherwise would be classified as solid waste.

Wood waste from trees in the Twin Cities and other urban areas in Minnesota is a growing problem and highlights the need for more efforts to make use of this urban wood.

Kohlman Lake, one of 27 bodies of water to come off the impaired waters list this year, did so with substantial help from the Clean Water Fund.

Carba, a Minnesota-based company focused on carbon-capture technology, took home the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize at the 2023 MN Cup

MPCA's fish sampling process and why we do it

Finding ways to keep stormwater on land and let it soak into the ground can lessen the negative effects on water quality from stormwater.

The Lower St. Croix Watershed covers 585,735 acres and is located in northwest Wisconsin and east-central Minnesota.