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Spring is the time for awakening gardens from their slumber and cleaning up the yard. It’s also a good time to start thinking about a backyard compost pile. Here’s how to build one that’ll enhance soil health and that your neighbors won’t mind.
The MPCA is working to address environmental concerns at the closed Freeway Landfill, to prevent the buried waste from affecting drinking water and the nearby Minnesota River.
The MPCA library provides access to the agency's curated collection of environmental information for agency employees, external professionals, and the public.
Sandy and Jay Boss Febbo shared their story as part of We Are Water MN, a traveling exhibit and community engagement program that explores Minnesotans’ relationships with water.
The amount of hazardous waste you generate will dictate your waste generator status.
Salt is commonly over-applied, sending too much chloride into our waterways and wreaking havoc on fish and other wildlife.
Elevated levels of tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene have been found in soil vapor around this site in St. Paul.
We Are Water next visits Ortonville and the Big Stone Lake area March 15 through April 21.
General Waste and Recycling, LLC plans to convert approximately 19 acres of permitted industrial solid waste space in Itasca County so that it can accept nearly 100,000 cubic yards of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is planning to add sites in New Hope, Saint Paul, and Rochester to the state's Permanent List of Priorities (PLP). Members of the public are invited to provide comments.
Thermal paper is thin with a slick feel or sheen finish and discolors easily when scratched.
What's in My Neighborhood provides a wide variety of environmental information about your community. Search for:properties that were previously contaminated and those being investigated for…
State and community leaders visited Faribault and Northfield to observe Minnesota climate resiliency efforts in action.
Profile of John Weiss, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program
Lake of the Woods is a big lake with a big problem caused by one of nature’s smallest organisms: algae. Scientists from the MPCA and the Science Museum are working together to understand why.
The MPCA sought proposals from qualified responders to conduct an environmental forensics evaluation using non-targeted analysis techniques for identifying sources of non-aqueous film forming foam (non-AFFF) per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in water.
A waste is any material that can no longer be used for its original intended purpose. The type of waste generated can include recyclables, solid waste, and hazardous wastes, which may be subject to specific management and disposal requirements.
MPCA issues coverage to construction site owners and their operators to prevent stormwater pollution during and after construction, and protect Minnesota's water resources.
The MPCA is offering rebates to small businesses across the state to buy and sell lead-free fishing tackle, part of the state’s Get the Lead Out program
The MPCA had approximately $135,000 in grant funding to help Minnesota businesses and organizations purchase bicycles and electric-assisted bicycles (e-bikes) for commercial use.