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State experts anticipate an active summer for air quality alerts with recurring ozone and wildfire smoke events
From January through March 2025, MPCA air monitoring data showed elevated lead levels that exceeded national ambient air quality standards near the facility. An MPCA inspection of Gopher Resource in spring 2025 confirmed that the source of the elevated lead levels was addressed.
Sustained efforts by cities and water management organizations have restored water quality in two Dakota County lakes.
These Minnesota sites are registered with the MPCA to accept covered electronic devices for recycling.
What is the blue-green scum that looks like spilled paint?In lakes that are over-enriched with phosphorus and nitrogen, algae tend to prosper and create algae blooms. Blue-green algae and one type in…
Loans are available to defray the capital costs of installing waste or pollution prevention machinery or equipment.
Volunteer-collected data are regularly used in decision-making and conservation efforts. Find a program that excites you and join in.
MPCA staff toured three farms in southeastern Minnesota. The purpose of external communications is to show that the agency cares about education and outreach, and we get out in the field to learn on site.
The Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) is a partnership that collects data on water quality and flow in Minnesota.
Smart technology, conservation practices, and a commitment to clean water help this family dairy and crop operation thrive — while protecting rivers, streams, and future generations.
Communities facing the impacts of air pollution will soon have new resources to understand and improve the air quality in their neighborhoods after the MPCA awarded $…
Profile of Julia Dady, a volunteer water monitor for Battle Creek in Saint Paul.
Minnesota rivers are shrinking in the drought; some have their lowest flows in decades. What will be the long term effects?
Volunteers across Minnesota’s 87 counties have been collecting pine needles from coniferous trees in their neighborhoods to help the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency better understand how to protect Minnesotans from PFAS pollution.
Financing for wastewater and stormwater projects is available for public entities.
Keep It Clean focuses on the growing problem of garbage and human waste left on the ice by anglers and other visitors during ice fishing season.
This long-term data gathering initiative helps track trends in water bodies around the state. The MPCA is grateful for every volunteer who has dedicated time to monitoring their favorite lake or stream.
With 100 days until a law aimed at removing PFAS from consumer products goes into effect, state leaders celebrate three Minnesota-based companies already offering goods made without PFAS.
Groundwater is not a static thing, but moves around in the layers of rock and soil beneath our feet. How does this affect the work to treat contaminated groundwater and protect drinking water?
Removing Middle Lake from the impaired waters list required wrangling with a bottom feeder, the invasive carp.