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What began as a small brewing project has grown into something much larger for Sandy and Jay Boss Febbo. Their brewery, ...
05/29/2026

What began as a small brewing project has grown into something much larger for Sandy and Jay Boss Febbo. Their brewery, a converted grain bin in Saint Paul, was once surrounded by pavement. Now, rain gardens curve around the site, native plants fill the landscape, and even the ground beneath visitors’ feet is designed to absorb rainfall. You can hear more of Sandy and Jay's story at the We Are Water exhibit on display now through June 14 at the Capitol Region Watershed District's Watershed Learning Center in Saint Paul. More here: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/news-and-stories/rain-gardens-for-beer-gardens-how-a-small-brewery-makes-use-of-stormwater-runoff

Cleaning out your kitchen? Keep that old cookware out of your curbside bin! Instead, donate anything in usable shape or ...
05/29/2026

Cleaning out your kitchen? Keep that old cookware out of your curbside bin! Instead, donate anything in usable shape or drop it off at your local scrap metal recycler.

The MPCA is in the process of developing rules around odors for the Twin Cities metro area. If a facility has been deter...
05/26/2026

The MPCA is in the process of developing rules around odors for the Twin Cities metro area. If a facility has been determined as having emitted an objectionable odor, the facility must come up with an odor management plan. Want to learn more? Come to a virtual meeting on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 6 p.m. to learn more about the odor management rulemaking and how you can be involved! Find more details here: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/events-and-meetings/odor-rulemaking-2026-05-28

This week, the MPCA announced the results of a seven-year feasibility study on recommendations for reducing PFAS in the ...
05/22/2026

This week, the MPCA announced the results of a seven-year feasibility study on recommendations for reducing PFAS in the East Metro area. The study, funded by the $850 million settlement that Minnesota reached with 3M in 2018, focused on the area served by the Valley Branch Watershed District’s Project 1007 rainwater conveyance system. Learn more about the results from the story map here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ec190a9ce4af406ebb99b13b9d53f042

Let’s talk tanglers. Garden hoses, holiday lights, and electrical cords should NEVER go in your recycling bin! These ite...
05/22/2026

Let’s talk tanglers. Garden hoses, holiday lights, and electrical cords should NEVER go in your recycling bin! These items can tangle in recycling equipment, causing major problems for facilities. Keep an eye out for seasonal string light recycling drop-offs or put your old hoses and cords in the trash.

How do weather events change water quality in streams? The Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network has seven MPCA st...
05/21/2026

How do weather events change water quality in streams? The Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network has seven MPCA staff and 17 partners statewide that collect water samples at 197 stream monitoring locations throughout the year. Collecting water samples after a rain event helps us learn more about pollutants and other aspects of water quality! Last month, the area around Frontenac received more than two inches of rain over the course of six hours, causing Wells Creek to rise by over 3.5 feet. Photo A was taken on Thursday, April 9, before the rain event. Photo B was taken on Tuesday, April 14, 12 hours after the rain stopped. You can learn more about water quality monitoring here: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/water-quality

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