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Clean water starts on the land. Art starts the conversation.
Source Water Protection Collaborative artist-in-residence Mary Beth Magyar is working with community members in Chatfield to build two mosaics rooted in the region's karst geology. The project aims to start conversations about water protection and give the community a sense of agency when it comes to their drinking water.
The three pillars of civil resistance: Lessons from the Twin Cities
What emerged during Operation Metro Surge, and what continues today, offers a crucial lesson that local leaders across the country cannot afford to ignore. Protecting a free and civil society requires three pillars working in concert: brave people, willing organizations, and robust public space.
The Sustainable Growth Coalition wants to know: Is your emissions data working for you?
Learn how the Sustainable Growth Coalition is exploring emissions data and reporting.
Wildfire smoke and health in Minnesota: What you need to know
We sat down with two state experts, Jessie Carr (MDH) and Matt Taraldsen (MPCA), to learn what's driving the increase in wildfire smoke in Minnesota, how smoke affects our health, and how families and youth programs can prepare.
How one Minneapolis parish is cutting emissions and improving comfort
With help from the Clean Air Assistance Project and the City of Minneapolis Green Cost Share Program, recent renovation to the Church of St. Frances Cabrini showed how practical changes can be introduced to older buildings to reduce emissions and improve comfort.
Be air aware with the Air Quality Index
Do you know how air quality can affect your health? You might not be able to see it, but the air you breathe could contain dangerous pollutants. The Air Quality Index can let you know what the quality of the air outside is before you open a window or step out for a walk.
Standing together for Earth Day
Mike Harley reflects on the meaning and power of Earth Day in Minnesota.
An Uptown Minneapolis auto body repair shop is proving cleaner air starts in the garage
Hagen’s Auto Body recently completed a major transition to water-based paint. Thanks to Clean Air Assistance Project and the City of Minneapolis Green Cost Share Program, this switch created a safer, more productive work environment and significantly reduces emissions of volatile organic compounds.
