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Elevated levels of trichloroethylene (TCE) are present in soil, soil vapor, and groundwater around this site in New Hope.
Four watershed scientists had an article published in LakeLine magazine. They report on 20 years of success getting lakes cleaned up.
Projects to prioritize environmental justice areas
Dairy will pay a fine and take corrective steps for improperly discharging industrial waste into a city curb and gutter stormwater system in Nicollet County.
The MPCA has announced that 11 grant recipients will receive a total of $5.3 million for projects that build lasting capacity to support recycling markets in Minnesota.
Image Aboveground storage tank (AST) requirements are found in Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7151. In general:new tanks and piping must be designed to…
Failed to obtain a construction stormwater permit prior to beginning construction and allowed sediment to discharge to wetlands as they built The Meadows housing development in Otsego, Minnesota.
MPCA online services give users online access to apply for permits and licenses, submit required information, and pay fees and invoices.
The MPCA today released its environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for a new facility proposed by Vanguard Organics, LLC that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters near Litchfield.
Study funded by the $850 million settlement that Minnesota reached with 3M in 2018 focused on the area served by the Valley Branch Watershed District’s Project 1007 rainwater conveyance system in the East Metro.
The Shell Rock River begins at Albert Lea Lake in Freeborn County in south-central Minnesota, a few miles from the Iowa border. It flows 113 miles into Iowa, where it enters the Cedar River. In Minnesota, the Shell Rock drains 246 square miles (160,000 acres), all in Freeborn County.
The MPCA has announced that 7 grant recipients will receive a total of $4.5 million for projects that expand or improve the efficiency of organics management operations in Minnesota.
MPCA's fish sampling process and why we do it
Apply for funds to help assess sites with known or suspected contamination and develop remediation plans.
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.
MPCA had approximately $1 million for projects that increase the efficiency or effectiveness of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, or composting programs in Greater Minnesota.
The Root River starts as a drainage ditch in Mower County, then winds 81 miles from intensely farmed areas through more wooded, rolling terrain, and finally empties into the Mississippi River south of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
The Des Moines River - Headwaters Watershed is located in southwestern Minnesota and covers approximately 1,334 square miles, including parts of Lyon, Pipestone, Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles, Jackson, and Martin counties.
MPCA releases initial environmental assessment worksheet for a new municipal solid waste landfill proposed by Dem-Con at its environmental campus near Shakopee.
The Lac qui Parle Watershed covers approximately 1,100 square miles and drains parts of Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, and Yellow Medicine counties in Minnesota as well as parts of Grant, Deuel, and Brookings counties in South Dakota.