Overview: Empowering Community Environmental Action
Neighbors for Clean Air project is putting high-quality data directly into the hands of Saint Paul residents. With a local meetups on the way, find out how this initiative is turning community sites into tools for long-term health advocacy.
The Hamline Midway Coalition is inviting Frogtown neighbors to a casual meet-and-greet for new members on Wednesday, July 29, to help community members learn more about the Neighbors for Clean Air project.
The initiative is a community air monitoring project that aims to empower residents with high-quality data to make informed decisions about health and guide positive environmental change.
Event Details
- Date: July 29
- Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Location: 954 W Minnehaha Ave, St. Paul, MN
- Registration is encouraged.
In 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency awarded more than $4 million to established community-based air quality monitoring networks in the Twin Cities, including Neighbors for Clean Air.
Air monitoring devices used in the project, designed by researchers at Minnesota State University, Mankato and the Osluv Project, are hosted at resident and community sites that collect samples that are analyzed for heavy metal content, such as copper, lead and zinc.
Data can be found on an interactive online map developed by JustAir, a community monitoring nonprofit based in Detroit.
Additional public summary reports and findings are expected to be released at the project’s conclusion in summer 2027.