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Rare conditions: MPCA studies the shrunken Minnesota River

MPCA staff studied the river during this summer's extreme drought conditions to see if tighter limits on phosphorus are protecting aquatic life.

MPCA awards $4.83 million for air sensors in metro area communities

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 $…

MPCA plans to add three sites with contamination to priority list

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is planning to add sites in New Hope, Saint Paul, and Rochester to the state's Permanent List of Priorities (PLP). Members of the public are invited to provide comments.

MPCA reviewing proposed landfill expansion near Elk River; seeking public comment

Elk River Landfill, Inc. proposes a northward expansion of its landfill into Livonia Township.

Duluth educator helps children connect with land and water

The We Are Water MN exhibit in Duluth's Hartley Nature Center runs from February 29 through April 22.

Community meetings about Gopher Resource in Eagan

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.

Hazardous waste

In Minnesota, commercial entities that produce any amount of hazardous waste are regulated as hazardous-waste "generators."

Statutory requirements and goals

Public entities In Minnesota, most sustainable purchasing requirements are implemented at the local government level. However, there are some state requirements for public entities: Minnesota state…

MPCA targets PFAS in draft wastewater permit for 3M’s Cottage Grove facility

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)’s draft wastewater permit for the 3M facility at Cottage Grove adds new water quality protections for the Mississippi River and improves accountability through monitoring and reporting requirements. The draft permit is one of the most rigorous in state history and mandates the removal of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to levels below detection.

MPCA charts how to prevent and manage PFAS pollution after tracking its movement

New MPCA report monitors PFAS sources and movement, provides direction for preventing and managing PFAS pollution.

Old homes still have good bones, so why demolish them?

Construction and demolition projects produce twice the amount of waste of household trash every year. A new MPCA grant aims to reduce that amount by funding innovative building material reuse projects.

Progress made toward water quality goals; public invited to comment on Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy

The MPCA has released the draft 2025 Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy for public review and comment.

Environmental review

Certain proposed projects — based on their nature, size, location, or other factors — must go through an environmental review before any required permits or approvals are issued.

Closed: CSFS - Statewide organics management infrastructure grant

Through this Minnesota climate smart food systems (CSFS) grant, the MPCA offered approximately $10 million in grant funding for projects that will expand Minnesota’s infrastructure capacity for composting source-separated organic materials (SSOM) with a focus on wasted food and food scraps.