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Minnesota's strategic, coordinated approach to protecting families and communities from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Across the state, water softeners contribute significantly to chloride pollution. Here’s how to make sure your water softener isn’t sending excess salt into the environment
As part of the MN Cup competition, MPCA offers a Sustainable Chemistry Prize of $10,000 to technologies and products that were designed using one or more green chemistry principles or that demonstrate safer or more sustainable chemistry than those already on the market.
Do not throw any hazardous waste in the trash; instead, bring it to a local collection site. Each county in Minnesota administers a household hazardous waste program to help prevent hazardous chemicals from getting into the environment and harming human health.
The Clean Water Act established the framework for creating water quality standards and continues to help us protect Minnesota's prized lakes and rivers.
Permits for wastewater treatment require monthly, quarterly, or annual reporting of discharge monitoring results
Francesca Crego, or Frannie, fondly recalls bike rides along the Mississippi River’s edge with her family. Growing up in the city, Frannie appreciated the feeling of mysticality brought by the river’…
The MPCA added three bodies of water to the impaired waters list for PFAS contamination. Which are they? How did they get polluted? And how much PFAS does it take to contaminate a body of water?
MPCA has released the first in a series of reports on industrial uses of PFAS in Minnesota and identifying alternatives.
Findings underscore need to reduce use of “forever chemicals”
The MPCA and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today released a drinking water supply plan for the 14 communities impacted by 3M’s PFAS contamination in the East Metro.
Minnesota is the first state to require producers fund boat wrap collection and recycling.
State will begin engagement next month on an updated framework set to be released in 2025
Rundown of all the PFAS legislative wins from the most recent legislative session.
Lights, camera, antics! Students at Century College script and produce a fun video as part of their coursework.
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.
MPCA online services give users online access to apply for permits and licenses, submit required information, and pay fees and invoices.
Minnesotans are encouraged to share feedback through Nov. 9, 2025
Abdirahman Hassan Abdirahman Hassan’s story begins in Mombasa, Kenya, a coastal city where the presence of the Indian Ocean was a childhood highlight. “I grew up…
State experts anticipate an active summer for air quality alerts with recurring ozone and wildfire smoke events