As Minnesota’s largest natural gas utility, delivering energy to more than 870,000 customers, CenterPoint Energy is committed to environmental stewardship as an integral part of our overall corporate responsibility ,...
Back in March when our lives changed as a result of COVID-19, Environmental Initiative launched the Business Pollution Prevention Program (BPP) with Ramsey County and Ramsey/Washington Recycling and Energy (R&E)....
Not long ago, Clean Air Minnesota underwent a strategic planning process to align on our goals and vision for Minnesota’s clean air future. It was an intense process, but was...
YOU MAKE POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS POSSIBLE Environmental Initiative’s mission is to “build partnerships to develop collaborative solutions to Minnesota’s environmental problems.” The core of our work rests on our ability to connect with...
Between 2017 and 2019, Clean Air Minnesota replaced 322 wood-burning appliances in Northern Minnesota to reduce wood smoke emissions, completed 31 heavy-duty diesel emissions reduction projects across the state, and...
“As a person who breathes, I just want to thank Environmental Initiative and the City of St. Paul for collaborating to solve these big problems.” —Jessie Shmool, Clean Air Minnesota...
While chance does favor the prepared, honestly, even we could not have seen this one coming. A few months ago, a Microsoft representative approached Environmental Initiative inquiring about our ability,...
Kevin and his wife, Linda, applied for Project Stove Swap and were approved to have their wood-burning appliance from 1992 replaced with a new EPA certified outdoor hydronic heater....
In the first quarter of 2019, Clean Air Minnesota (CAM) spent plenty of time on the road with our partners. In the span of two weeks, we held events with our partners in both Rochester and Mountain...
In my brief time at Environmental Initiative, I’ve been impressed and inspired by the work that we’re doing. As the new program manager for Clean Air Minnesota, I get to...