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The MPCA has a variety of educational displays, programs, and materials about chloride pollution. We encourage our partners to utilize these resources to engage with their community.
The Two Rivers Watershed is part of the Red River Basin in northwestern Minnesota. Two Rivers actually consists of three branches: the North, Middle, and South Branch.
Finding ways to keep stormwater on land and let it soak into the ground can lessen the negative effects on water quality from stormwater.
Instructions for preparing for and completing the online exam for underground storage tank operator certification.
Image Air quality is expected to reach the orange AQI category in northwestern Minnesota, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups.The Minnesota…
A TMDL to address E. coli aquatic recreation impairments in five main-stem reaches of the Minnesota River.
The MPCA tested for PFAS in groundwater at 102 of the 111 sites in the Closed Landfill Program and found that 98% of the assessed facilities have PFAS contamination.
The Minnesota Retiree Environmental Technical Assistance Program (RETAP) employs skilled, retired professionals to provide facility assessments to small businesses, institutions, and city and county governments in Minnesota.
Thirty TMDLs undertaken in the Mississippi River - Twin Cities Watershed to address excess nutrients, turbidity, bacteria, and more.
The MPCA, Dakota County, and the Minnesota Department of Health will jointly host two community meetings about a recent event at Gopher Resource in Eagan.
Before Laura Mendoza Romero got involved with shoreline restoration, she remembers going on boat rides and seeing all the different landscapes along the shore. Some houses you could barely see…
Air sensors are instruments that measure air quality conditions in near real time.
From 2023-2025, Northshore Mining released recycled water to the ground seven times and water relating to mining processes four times. Its largest unpermitted release was nearly 400,000 gallons of recycled water. Northshore Mining has documented equipment failure as the reason for the 11 releases.
This committee included a broad range of stakeholders and was charged with providing perspective, input, and advice to the commissioner on MPCA's water fees.
Companies penalized for improperly releasing polluted stormwater at Xcel Energy’s St. Paul Service Center construction site on the east side of Saint Paul.
The Root River starts as a drainage ditch in Mower County, then winds 81 miles from intensely farmed areas through more wooded, rolling terrain, and finally empties into the Mississippi River south of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
The MPCA's chloride reduction program assists communities and organizations across Minnesota in identifying sources of chloride.
A project to address high levels of suspended sediment in the Minnesota River and the South Metro portion of the Mississippi River.
Minnesota passed a law in 2023 that restricts the use of lead and cadmium in 15 categories of consumer products, including toys and school supplies.
The Air We Breathe report looks at public health and air quality data to gauge how air pollution is affecting our health in Minnesota.