The New Age of Recruiting
There is nothing more daunting to a college graduate than job hunting. The usual concerns of salary, location, and position seem to plague all of our minds. However, it is...
Sustainable Growth Coalition Gets Creative on Problem-Solving, Priorities
Sustainable Growth Coalition members convened for their spring meeting late last month. We talked about focus and transitions including staff changes, what matters most to our members, reimagining how we...
Air Quality Awareness Week: Highlighting Our Work
It’s the first week of May, the weather is starting to warm, spring is in full swing, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Quality Awareness Week . Clean Air Minnesota...
Forecasting for Better Air Quality: The Impact of Air Monitors on Tribal Lands in Minnesota
When we think of Minnesota, we think a lot about the water. We’re known for our lakes and the headwaters of the Mississippi so people may overlook the fact that...
Air Quality Awareness Week: Three Tips to Avoid Wildfire Worry
I was five months pregnant when the bushfire smoke finally drifted into Melbourne. The fires had been burning in neighboring states for months, starting in September 2019. As a native...
#EarthDay21: Connections to Food
When I held my daughter as a baby, I had many hopes for her, wondered who she might become, and what she would love. I was, however, convinced that she...
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...
2021 Awards Celebration: What to expect
The Environmental Initiative Awards is an opportunity to celebrate risk, innovation, changemakers, and relationships. Join the winners , sponsors , staff , board , friends, partners, family members, neighbors, and...
Building a water-resilient future
One of the many things we’ve learned in the past year is to expect the unexpected, starting with the disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to survive in our...
Better Together: Enhancing partnerships and sustainability commitments
The team at Wenck kicked off 2021 with exciting news of our company’s evolution – we joined forces with global design and engineering firm Stantec . This represents a positive...