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The MPCA 401 certification fills a unique niche in protecting water quality by applying state water quality standards to projects.
Apply for the 2025-2026 Minnesota GreenCorps program and spend a year working on environmental issues and making a difference in communities around the state.
The MPCA is committed to engaging broadly with the public and ensuring that residents affected by its decisions have a voice in its processes.
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 $…
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.
A series of new culverts in Lake County reconnect brook trout habitat and provide resilience to climate change for area roads.
MPCA’s work on the climate-smart food systems grant from the EPA is ongoing amid strong interest
MPCA established a network of long-term biological monitoring stations that represent a variety of stream types in their most natural condition.
Minnesota's law relating to the collection and recycling of video display devices ("televisions" and "computer monitors") sold to households/consumers was signed into law in May 2007.
Image Air quality is expected to reach the orange AQI category in northeast Minnesota, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups.The Minnesota Pollution…
The northeast region of Minnesota is home to the state’s metallic mining industry. The "Iron Range" has a history of iron ore (“ferrous”) mining dating back to the late 1800s and includes the large…
Frequently asked questions about SSTS certification and licensing.
Learn what you can do to protect yourself and your community from environmental problems caused by flooding.
The MPCA is proposing to amend Minnesota Rules governing animal feedlots.
Implementing water quality standards come with tangible costs and benefits. Costs such as taxes to residents, regulated parties, and communities help achieve benefits such as increased property values, tourism, and protecting human health.
Guidance and recommendations for local officials dealing with public health issues related to blue-green algae.
After many years of investigation, design work and construction, the Great Lakes Legacy Act remediation projects at these sites near Duluth, Minnesota, are complete.
Businesses face challenges from climate change's impacts, but they can also take steps to reduce their contributions to climate change.
Volunteer-collected data are regularly used in decision-making and conservation efforts. Find a program that excites you and join in.
Requirements for discharges from a project site and/or management control site(s).