Energy & Air Quality

• Clean Air Landscaping
  Clean air landscaping is an approach that uses innovative landscape design and maintenance to minimize air pollution.
• Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
  The Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) is a waste-to-energy facility located in downtown Minneapolis that burns garbage to generate energy.
• The Cool County Initiative
  Find out what the county, residents, and businesses can do to reduce the impact of climate change by 80 percent by 2050.

Climate Change

• Climate Change in Minnesota
  The impacts that increased greenhouse gas emissions and warmer temperatures could have on the natural resources, wildlife and weather in Minnesota.
• The Cool County Initiative
  Find out what the county, residents, and businesses can do to reduce the impact of climate change by 80 percent by 2050.

Energy

• Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
  The Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) is a waste-to-energy facility located in downtown Minneapolis that burns garbage to generate energy.
• Power Check Energy Meters
  Energy meters can help you identify high energy use appliances in your home nad help you reduce energy use. They are available for check out from Hennepin County libraries.
• Solar Array
  Learn more about the installation of the solar array at Hennepin County Public Works.
• Steam Line
  A 1,600-foot steam line bring renewable energy from the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center to the downtown Minneapolis district heating system and Target Field.

Air Qualiy

• Clean Air Landscaping
  Clean air landscaping is an approach that uses innovative landscape design and maintenance to minimize air pollution.