ALT A dog sits on a dock next to a lake turned green with algae. Text reads "Don't let the dogs in. Woof, woof, woof, woof."

ALT Icons of dead fish floating in a lake with an arrow pointing to a telephone and text reading "See a fish kill? Call 800-422-0798."

ALT A lake turned green with algae and text reading "blue-green algae risk. When in doubt, stay out."

ALT Icons of a person fishing from a boat and another person on a jet ski. Text reads "on the water. Blue-green algae risk: lower risk."

ALT Icon of a person swimming in a lake and another person on an innertube. Text reads: "In the water. Blue-green algae risk: higher risk."

ALT Icons of a child and a dog with the red slashes through them and text advising that they should not go in the water if algal blooms are present, as they are at highest risk for health impacts.

ALT Blue background with white stars and red and white stripes with text reading "happy 4th of July."

ALT A glass wrapped in bubble wrap behind an icon of a recycling bin and text reading "think outside the bin."

ALT Infographic highlighting that bubble wrap can't be recycled in your curbside recycling bin. Instead, reuse the wrap or give it away in a neighborhood buy nothing.

ALT A map of Minnesota with three pins indicating the location of the three enforcement actions over $10,000 announced in May 2026.

ALT A map of Minnesota with the area around the Twin Cities and St. Cloud highlighted orange to indicate air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups.

ALT A stack of cookware with an icon of a recycling bin and text reading "think outside the bin."

ALT Infographic instructing people to keep old cookware out of the curbside recycling bin and to instead donate anything still usable or take it to your local scrap metal recycler.

ALT A map of Minnesota with the Twin Cities metro area highlighted in orange to indicate air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups. This air quality alert is valid until Friday, May 29, 2026, at 9:00 p.m.

ALT Map of Minnesota with pins indicating the locations of Waconia, Lino Lakes, Renville, and Solway, where the MPCA announced enforcement actions in April 2026.

ALT Blue background with text reading "summer 2026 air quality forecast." There are green, yellow, orange, red, purple, and maroon squares at the bottom of the image, indicating the different levels of air quality.

ALT Smoky cloud icons block out a sun icon. Text informs viewers that Minnesota can expect between 12 and 16 days of wildfire smoke impacts and warmer, drier conditions punctuated by storms. Smoke from wildfires can contain fine particulates that pose a health risk, even for healthy individuals.

ALT Blazing yellow sun icon against an orange background over text informing viewers that forecast models are predicting four to six days of high ozone levels this summer. The Twin Cities and areas around Rochester will be most at risk.

ALT Map of Minnesota with the area around Lake Superior highlighted. Text reads: water from Lake Superior and the Great Lakes flows all the way to the Atlantic Ocean."

ALT Map of Minnesota with the area around Lake Superior highlighted and a pin to indicate the location of Duluth. Text reads: "In Duluth's Hartley Park, a road repair project doubled as a water-quality upgrade by adding stormwater treatment."

ALT Lakeshore in Hartley Park in Duluth. Text reads: "These upgrades protect Tischer Creek, a coldwater trout stream that flows through Hartley Park into Lake Superior."

ALT Aerial image of Lake Superior with fall foliage. Text reads: Stormwater treatment keeps 22,000 pounds of sediment, 202 pounds of nitrogen, and 50 pounds of phosphorus out of Lake Superior each year.

ALT The Red River of the North flows through farmland.

ALT Earth Day graphic featuring icons of an electric vehicle, a recycling bin, a bicycle, and a person standing next to a globe.

ALT Infographic with an image of a circuit board and text reading "grant alert! approximately $800,000 available for businesses to use recyclable material in products and to process recyclable materials."

ALT Map of Minnesota with pins indicating the locations of enforcement actions announced in March. Text reads: "Enforcement summary. The MPCA announced seven enforcement actions last month."

ALT Paper shreds with an icon of a recycling bin and text reading "think outside the bin."

ALT Infographic featuring paper shreds and crafts and text instructing the viewer to reuse shredded paper or take it to a local shredding company rather than put it in the recycling bin.

ALT A mother brushes a child's hair. Text reads "grant alert! grants available to educate about toxic chemicals in hair products."

ALT A pile of old windows and other building materials with text reading "grant alert! Up to $150,000 available for reusing materials to reduce waste."

ALT Person cutting grass with an electric lawn mower.