News & Ideas
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.
Project CAR nears 1,000 free emissions repairs
Project Clean Air Repair (Project CAR) is approaching a milestone that felt distant when the program launched in 2017: it’s 1,000th free vehicle emissions repair.
National study addresses costs, barriers, and opportunities in connecting farmers, ranchers with conservation programs
What does it really take to connect farmers with conservation programs? A first-of-its-kind national study examines the capacity, resources, and partnerships shaping enrollment today.
Solidarity in the world we’re building together
Reflecting on what working in partnership means while navigating times that are in tension with our values.
2025 Environmental Initiative Awards recap
In the past three decades, the Environmental Initiative Awards has allowed us to uplift over 200 environmental changemakers from communities, businesses, governments, and nonprofits. 2025 marks a crucial turning point in the program.
Opening pathways, investing in our future
Executive Director Mike Harley shares his thoughts on Environmental Initiative's two youth-serving projects, Roots for the Future and Collaborative Pathways.
