Air programs granted additional funding
Generally, the air we breathe in Minnesota is good. Even with improved technologies, and cleaner air, people and the planet continue to experience negative health effects from air pollution. Air...
Powerful partnerships guide Clean Air Minnesota on path to success in 2020 (and beyond)
Air quality across Minnesota is relatively good but there’s still room for improvement. Clean Air Minnesota aims to continue to reduce emissions by targeting sources that aren’t regulated or permitted. Some contributors to poor air quality are the...
Our New Approach in Clean Air Minnesota
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...
Power in Partnership: Clean Air Minnesota
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…”
“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...
Unique Opportunity for Environmental Initiative and Project Green Fleet — in Washington with Microsoft!
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,...
$1.85 million EPA grant boosts clean diesel efforts
We are thrilled to announce that we are significantly growing our clean diesel efforts through Project Green Fleet thanks to a $1.85 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
Cleaning the Air, One Towboat at a Time
Do you know the difference between a towboat and a tugboat? Well, a tugboat helps move ferries by physically tugging them, and a towboat hauls barges or materials by pushing...
Environmental Initiative Receives Federal Grant for Project Green Fleet
EPA Awards $573,178 to Twin Cities Organization for Diesel Pollution Reduction *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* Contact Information: Josh Singer ( singer.joshua@epa.gov ), 312-353-5069 View the original EPA release here » (CHICAGO) February 14,...
Member of the Month: Flint Hills Resources
Congratulations to Environmental Initiative on celebrating 25 years of bringing partners together to help solve environmental problems. We are excited to be one of those partners for more than a...