Gillian Greenberg
For approximately 30 young adults each year, training through Newgate School represents a path to a higher paying job and more stability for themselves and their families. Newgate School in Minneapolis offers free training to lower income students in auto...
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For Immediate Release February 22, 2021 Contact – Haley Burns , hburns@ei-in.org , 402-926-6512 Three Stearns County dairy farmers enroll in a project to measure the financial cost or benefit of new...
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Erin Niehoff
Environmental Initiative’s project and program work include numerous systems—agriculture, water, air, corporate sustainability, circular economy, and more. Often, these systems are treated distinctly in our dominant culture; I know that helps me think about levers to pull to...
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Amy Fredregill and Shane Stennes
Reflections from Amy Fredregill As you read in Bridget Rathshack’s blog about our top annual accomplishments, we ended 2020 strong at the Sustainable Growth Coalition . Thanks to our collective...
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Anita Urvina Davis, Darrell Gerber, Levi Brown, and Michelle Stockness
Environmental Initiative places value on an abundance mindset based on our talented team, strong partnerships, and generous sponsors. As we move into 2021, we asked four of our board members...
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Bridget Rathsack
As I reflect on 2020, I felt incredibly grateful for being able to work on issues core to making the world better for people and our well-being. I am fortunate...
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Amy Fredregill and Peter Frosch
For many, the urgency began after George Floyd’s killing. For others, May 2020 was another month in a long process of defining the relationship between racial equity and environmental sustainability. For all, a commitment to transparency...
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Mike Harley
It was late afternoon on the day of the insurrection at our Nation’s Capital, and I was surprised to hear that the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce’s annual legislative event was to...
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Amy Fredregill
On Thursday, Jan. 14, members of the Sustainable Growth Coalition testified about their organization’s commitments to climate and clean energy and the resulting benefits with legislators of the Minnesota House Energy...
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Heather Rein
While 2020 was a difficult year, it was not without its successes. Environmental Initiative’s launch of Project Clean Air Repair (a.k.a. Project CAR) last year builds on its legacy of...
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