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

Environmental information and resources for the automotive industry

In Minnesota, backyard burning is illegal for most homeowners. Change disposal habits to protect human health and reduce pollution.

The MPCA issued a new air quality permit for this manufacturing facility in White Bear Township.

Less than three years after Minnesota passed the country's first ban on TCE, a carcinogenic solvent, facilities around the state have removed it from their processes.

Anglers can choose lead-free materials when shopping for fishing tackle. Popular options include tungsten, steel, tin, bismuth/tin, and glass.

Environmental information and permits that affect businesses that paint, coat, or strip surfaces.

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

The disposable wipes toolkit includes free, customizable communications resources to help communities inform their residents about the hazards of flushing disposable wipes.

Businesses face challenges from climate change's impacts, but they can also take steps to reduce their contributions to climate change.

The MPCA sought a contractor to lead the effort to identify and replace Tribal members' old wood stoves that are not certified by the U.S. EPA.

Conditionally exempt facilities do not need an air quality permit if they follow specific requirements.

News releases and featured stories from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

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

“Area C” is the name given to Ford Motor Company’s former industrial waste dump on the floodplain of the Mississippi River, at the base of the bluff below the former Twin Cities Assembly Plant in Saint Paul.

Resources developed by the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to help you spread the word about how Minnesota will reduce “forever chemicals” through Amara’s Law.

Plastic can be recycled, but it’s often not, a situation the MPCA aims to resolve with grants to develop markets for recycled plastic.

Unsuspecting homeowners everywhere are falling victim to vampires…energy vampires! Find out how to slay these energy vampires by turning off electronic devices that keep drawing power even when they are turned off.

Answers to questions frequently asked by municipalities about management of contaminated sediments in stormwater collection systems that they own and operate.

Environmental information and permits that affect metal fabrication and finishing businesses.