CU Green Clean Energy Lending Platform: Energy and Climate Winner
In a world where we’re inundated with choices and challenges, people are taking charge of their own actions. They’re using reusable cups and mugs, they’re trying to be low (or...
Poplar River Management Board: Rural Vitality Winner
According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), bodies of water are listed as “impaired” if they do not meet Minnesota water quality standards, which protect our state’s water for...
Welcome Rachel Geissinger, Our Administrative Assistant
Hello all! My name is Rachel Geissinger and I am so excited to be joining Environmental Initiative as their new Administrative Assistant. I cannot wait to dive head-first into the...
Dania Marin-Gavilan: Courageous Innovator
More and more, we are seeing the connections between environmental and social issues. In order to solve complex issues, we must treat them as complex. We must acknowledge all the...
On the Road with Clean Air Minnesota
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...
Welcome Bridget Rathsack, Our Program Manager for the Coalition
My name is Bridget Rathsack and I am the new Program Manager for the Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition. I am excited to join the team here at Environmental Initiative! I...
And the 2019 Award Winners Are…
To most people, spring signals: melting snow, warming temperatures and blooming flowers. To me, though, it means the Environmental Initiative Awards are coming. Each year, Environmental Initiative honors people and...
Project Stove Swap Wrapping Up in Northern Minnesota
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...
Get to Know the Steering Committee
Recently, the Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition announced that we had affirmed our Steering Committee. This Committee is committed to guiding and steering the Coalition as we begin to act on...
Register for the USGBC IMPACT Conference
The U.S. Green Building Council’s IMPACT conference is the Midwest’s green building event of the year, attracting hundreds of green building professionals from across the region, and serving as a...