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Tools to help small businesses determine if they need an air emissions permit and/or track compliance with their current air emissions permit.

To best serve the needs of all Minnesotans for healthy air, sustainable lands, clean water, and a better climate, the MPCA has committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce that…

Vapor intrusion occurs when chemical vapors migrate from contaminated groundwater through the soil into the basements or foundations of buildings.

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

We have some suggestions for avoiding disposable items, excessive packaging, and single-use plastics when shopping for your everyday needs.

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

Help your school get a recycling program organized and operating successfully.

A series of new culverts in Lake County reconnect brook trout habitat and provide resilience to climate change for area roads.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) sample and test fish in bodies of water where known pollution issues may be a concern for human health through fish consumption.

Approximately $4.5 million was available to support prevention of wasted food and food rescue projects across the state.

The Long Prairie River Watershed covers approximately 565,078 acres and is located in the central part of the Upper Mississippi River Basin in central Minnesota. The watershed encompasses parts of Douglas, Otter Tail, Todd, Morrison and Wadena counties.

Two small creeks in the Nemadji River watershed are cleaner, and some fish have returned, after restoration work that the MPCA took part in.

The amount of hazardous waste you generate will dictate your waste generator status.

Composting organic waste and compostable products creates a valuable product that improves soil fertility, conserves water, and reduces erosion.

The MPCA uses the Environmental Quality Information System (EQuIS) to store water quality data from more than 17,000 Minnesota sampling locations.

Registration form for service providers operating in Minnesota as a part of the state’s Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act.

Answers to frequently asked questions about compliance and MPCA's enforcement of environmental rules in Minnesota.

Frequently asked questions about SSTS certification and licensing.

Allows new and expanding wastewater treatment facilities to receive a discharge permit prior to completion of an applicable phosphorus-related TMDL. Through pre-TMDL phosphorus trading a, a new or expanding facility may increase its phosphorus discharge by purchasing a phosphorus reduction from another source.

Learn what a brownfield is, how it can negatively affect communities, and resources for cleaning one up.