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The triennial standards review (TSR) gives the public a formal opportunity to provide wide-ranging comments about water quality standards.

$5.5 million grant from the U.S. EPA will help three Minnesota school districts partially electrify their bus fleets.

To help address climate change and protect the health of Minnesotans, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency adopted Low Emission Vehicle Standards for particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, non-methane organic gases, and greenhouse gases, as well as the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Standard.

The Red River of the North - Marsh River Watershed is part of the Red River Basin in northwestern Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota.

The MPCA had at least $1 million to support projects that will build lasting capacity to preserve standing tree stock and manage increasing volumes of wood waste.

MPCA guidance on petroleum site investigation and remediation, reporting, and more.

MPCA plans to amend existing Minnesota Rules governing permits and solid waste landfills (chapters 7001 and 7035).

Through this Minnesota climate smart food systems (CSFS) grant, the MPCA is accepting applications for grants to reduce refrigerant emissions in retail food refrigeration, cold storage, and food assistance programs in Minnesota. Refrigeration projects must include replacing existing equipment to use a natural refrigerant such as carbon dioxide (R-744), ammonia (R-717), and propane (R-290).

Projects will reduce the amount of waste entering landfills, benefiting the environment and local economies.

Join the celebration! We look forward to highlighting Minnesota’s clean water successes and invite you to use our 50th anniversary art and branded graphics.

The Burnsville Sanitary Landfill (BSL) will expand to accommodate the growing municipal waste needs of the Twin Cities metro area. The expansion is part of the landfill’s long-term plan to extend the useful life of the landfill to 2062.

Join the Cooperative Purchasing Venture (CPV)Through the Cooperative Purchasing Venture (CPV), eligible entities can purchase goods, certain services and utilities from contracts established for…

The MPCA library provides access to the agency's curated collection of environmental information for agency employees, external professionals, and the public.

Technical assistance to small, rural, and Tribal wastewater facilities

Does it seems like the number of alerts due to wildfires has increased in the past few years? We’ve had 46 air-quality alerts since 2015—34 of those due to wildfire smoke.

Lights, camera, antics! Students at Century College script and produce a fun video as part of their coursework.

The AQI was developed to provide a simple, uniform way to report daily air quality conditions.

The MPCA offered approximately $12.5 million in grant funding for projects that will prevent wasted food from being generated, prevent food from going to waste, or projects that rescue edible food from disposal and redirect it for human consumption in Minnesota.

The MPCA sought contractors to work with Tribal governments and Tribal organizations that serve Tribal governments in Minnesota to provide technical support and assistance to advance environmental and climate action.

With the end of the 2025 model year in the automobile industry, so ends Minnesota's Clean Cars rule.  The Clean Cars rule, adopted in 2020, had a goal of electric vehicles exceeding 6% of all…