$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, 2018 —...
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...
Minnesota Power: A Champion for Regional Success
As we head out into these bright summer mornings, many of our thoughts turn north—toward cabins, lakes, forests, fishing, boats and hammocks. Much of my work at Environmental Initiative takes...
Three Minnesota Construction Companies Enroll in Project Green Fleet
What do Anoka, Albertville, and Sleepy Eye all have in common? They’ll all be breathing easier for years to come, thanks to three construction companies and their commitment to clean...
Project Green Fleet Removes 17,000 Cars from the Road
A little less than two years ago, Environmental Initiative announced completing all eligible school bus retrofits in Minnesota; an effort that in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reduced...
Working together with honor, humility, and humor
An old coach taught us to compete and conduct ourselves with honor, humility, and humor. I don’t know whether or not that was original, but it resonated and stuck with...
PROJECT GREEN FLEET’S VIDEO DEBUT
Project Green Fleet is a great story. A pilot scale effort to clean up a handful of school buses grows into a statewide campaign – with more than 4,600 cleaner...
GRATEFUL ON #GIVINGTUESDAY
I’ve been with this organization for nine years. Seriously. How did that happen? Ultimately, I came (and stayed) because I believe in the work Environmental Initiative is trying to do....