Media Coverage
Environmental Initiative has been working to improve air quality through partnership for nearly a decade. What started as a small group of experts who wanted to keep Minnesota in compliance with federal air quality standards, has since grown into a statewide effort to reduce diesel emissions from Roseau to Rochester. Below are our stories and the stories of our partners across
the state.
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February 2012 Making Tracks, Central Corridor LRT Update
Construction Equipment Going Greener
December 25, 2011 Star Tribune
Project Green Fleet Wins EPA Grant
August 24, 2011 KUMD Duluth Public Radio
Green Visions*
March 30, 2011 ThreeSixty
Breathing Easier
February 8, 2011 Star Tribune
Robbinsdale Schools Green Up Buses
January 22, 2011 Robbinsdale Area Schools
Community Breathes Easier Thanks to Project Green Fleet
December 2, 2010 Duluth News Tribune
State View: Diesel Emissions Act Would Protect Public Health, Create Jobs
September 12, 2010 Star Tribune
Inside Track
September 5, 2010 Litchfield Independent Review
HIcks' Yellow School Buses Go Green
September 9, 2010 Star Tribune
Opinion: Clean Diesel Matters to Minnesota
August 24, 2010 West Central Tribune
Willmar Bus Going Green
June 16, 2010 Forbes.com
America's Cleanest Cities
June 11, 2010 Hutchinson Leader
Minnesota Program is Full Steam Ahead on Locomotive Emissions Reduction
June 10, 2010 KSTP.com
Yellow Buses Turn Green at Independent School District 197
June 9, 2010 KSTP.com
Orange School Buses Turn Into a ‘Green Fleet’
June 9, 2010 Minnesota Public Radio
Stimulus Money Helps Diesel Train Engines Run Cleaner
May 26, 2010 FOX News Mankato
GFW School District Jumps on Project Green Fleet*
May 17, 2010 WCCO News
Getting The Soot Out Of School Buses*
May 17, 2010 Public News Service
Free MN Program Cleans Up School Bus Emissions
May 4, 2010 MInnesota 2020.org
Environmental Op-Ed Series: Cleaner Buses Help Us All Breathe Easier
May 2010 IEA Consultant
Project Green Fleet!
April 15, 2010 Minnesota Public Radio
Summer Will Be Test For Upcoming Epa Ozone Standard
March 2010 Air and Waste Management Association
Project Green Fleet: An Innovative And Efficient Voluntary Diesel Emission Reduction Program
November 19, 2009 Crookston Times
Crookston School, Head Start Buses Are 'Greener'
October 27, 2009 MinnPost
Retrofitting Is A Cost-Effective Way For Fleets To Go Green
September 30, 2009 Associated General Contractors of America
AGC Of Minnesota Members Share Federal Diesel Retrofit Grant Award
September 17, 2009
EPA Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group Presents Awards For Diesel Emission Reductions
August 6, 2009 Minnesota Public Radio
Group Gets $3M Grant To Reduce Diesel Emissions
August 5, 2009 Finance and Commerce
EPA Helping Construction Firms Make Diesel Equipment Cleaner
August 4, 2009 Energy Business Review
EPA's Region 5 Awards $3 Million In Recovery Act Funding To Minnesota Environmental Initiative To Reduce Diesel Emissions
August 4, 2009 Twin Cites Business Magazine
MEI Awarded $3M For Clean Diesel Projects
August 4, 2009 KSTP Eyewitness News
Minnesota Group Wins $3M For Clean Diesel
August 3, 2009 Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota Gets $3 Million To Upgrade Diesels
July 31, 2009 Saint Paul Pioneer Press
$3 Million From Stimulus To Clean Up Diesel Engines
July 31, 2009 Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Minneapolis Nonprofit Gets $3M In Stimulus Funds
November 2008 Debahjimon
Community Efforts Results In Cleaner Air And Healthier Kids
October 9, 2008 Eden Prairie Sun Current, Paul Wahl
School District’s Yellow Buses Going Green
October 6, 2008 Bemidji Pioneer
Bemidji School Buses Retrofitted
October 5, 2008 Saint Paul Pioneer Press
Anoka-Hennepin Schools: So Long, Fume-Laden School Buses
October 3, 2008 Saint Paul Pioneer Press
Fond Du Lac Moves Ahead With Environmentally Friendly Busing
September 9, 2008 Minneapolis Star Tribune
Yellow—And Green
September 2008 Rochester Women Magazine
Breathing Better On The Bus
August 26, 2008 The Annandale Advocate
Buses Let Students Breathe Easier
August 6, 2008 Oakdale Lake Elmo Review
Yellow Buses Will Go Green – Under The Hood
August 6, 2008 Minnesota Sun
Anoka-Hennepin One Of Many Participants In Project Green Fleet
August 6, 2008 Marshall Independent
Yellow Goes Green
February 20, 2008 Rochester Post Bulletin
Equipment Makes Buses More Green
April 3, 2008 The Pilot-Independent
WHA Bus Fleet Goes Green With Emission Controls
March 8, 2008 WCCO TV
MN School Bus Program Helps Clear The Air
February 19, 2008 KTTC-TV, Meghan Sparks
Yes – Buses Are Yellow, And Are Now Going Green
Februrary 19, 2008 KLMT News 3
Yellow Buses Go Green
February 19, 2008 KAAL-TV
Rochester Buses Go Green
July 24, 2007 Finance and Commerce Daily
More Than 100 Twin Cities Vehicles Are About To Go Green
November 8, 2006 KARE 11 News
Big Yellow Buses Go Green
November 8, 2006 2006 MN Sun Community Newspaper
Project Green Fleet Partnered With District 196 To Reduce Bus Emissions
November 8, 2006 MN Sun Community Newspaper
"Greener" School Buses Coming To Eden Prairie
October 20, 2006 This Week Online Dakota County Newspaper
School Buses Go Green In District 196
January 2006 School Transportation News
Project Cuts Emissions From Minnesota School Buses
June 30, 2005 St. Paul Pioneer Press
Hoping To Make Riders Breathe Easier
