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Minnesota rivers are shrinking in the drought; some have their lowest flows in decades. What will be the long term effects?
Help your school get a recycling program organized and operating successfully.
The MPCA issued a new air quality permit for this manufacturing facility in White Bear Township.
Protecting and restoring water quality is one of the MPCA's core areas of focus.
State will begin engagement next month on an updated framework set to be released in 2025
The MPCA completed 68 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, hazardous waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the first half of 2025.
What is a stormwater catch basin, and should I be worried about it?
The MPCA has announced eight grant recipients that will receive a total of over $1 million in grants for projects focused on waste reduction and reuse. These statewide efforts will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, reduce the demand for resources, and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.
PFAS are persistent and problematic chemicals that are found throughout the environment and not just in areas where large quantities have been manufactured, disposed of, or spilled. PFAS are…
MPCA sought proposals from qualified responders for a contract conducting a waste characterization study evaluating the types of materials generated and discarded in Minnesota and their relative prominence in Minnesota’s waste streams.
In Minnesota, commercial entities that produce any amount of hazardous waste are regulated as hazardous-waste "generators."
Businesses like grocery, liquor, and convenience stores depend on refrigeration systems. Some of these systems, however, can prove expensive to operate and harmful to the environment.
Kate Knuth's career in addressing climate change, which took her to the Minnesota Capitol as a state legislator, has now led her to the MPCA as its new climate director.
Environmental information and resources for the aggregate industry.
Details on Minnesota state contracts with businesses that provide environmental emergency response services.
The MPCA has developed a report to help improve the data when the volume of trash or recyclables has to be converted to weight.
For Katy Backes Kozhimannil, water is intrinsically tied to her life’s work. As a professor of public health at the University of Minnesota with a focus on rural communities, she has made it her life…
The Olmsted Soil and Water Conservation District's Soil Health Farm demonstrates how farmers can benefit from practices that also provide resilience to climate change.
Mankato nonprofit South Central Minnesota Food Recovery used MPCA grant money to build out a network to save food from the landfill and distribute it to people in need.
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses that paint, coat, or strip surfaces.