diff --git a/command/env_command.go b/command/env_command.go
index 425013401..481c0092c 100644
--- a/command/env_command.go
+++ b/command/env_command.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (c *EnvCommand) Help() string {
 	helpText := `
 Usage: terraform env
 
-  Create, change and delete Terraform environments. 
+  Create, change and delete Terraform environments.
 
 
 Subcommands:
@@ -44,29 +44,41 @@ const (
 
 	envExists = `Environment %q already exists`
 
-	envDoesNotExist = `Environment %q doesn't exist!
+	envDoesNotExist = `
+Environment %q doesn't exist!
+
 You can create this environment with the "-new" option.`
 
 	envChanged = `[reset][green]Switched to environment %q!`
 
-	envCreated = `[reset][green]Created environment %q!`
+	envCreated = `
+[reset][green][bold]Created and switched to environment %q![reset][green]
+
+You're now on a new, empty environment. Environments isolate their state,
+so if you run "terraform plan" Terraform will not see any existing state
+for this configuration.
+`
 
 	envDeleted = `[reset][green]Deleted environment %q!`
 
-	envNotEmpty = `Environment %[1]q is not empty!
-Deleting %[1]q can result in dangling resources: resources that 
+	envNotEmpty = `
+Environment %[1]q is not empty!
+
+Deleting %[1]q can result in dangling resources: resources that
 exist but are no longer manageable by Terraform. Please destroy
 these resources first.  If you want to delete this environment
 anyways and risk dangling resources, use the '-force' flag.
 `
 
-	envWarnNotEmpty = `[reset][yellow]WARNING: %q was non-empty. 
+	envWarnNotEmpty = `[reset][yellow]WARNING: %q was non-empty.
 The resources managed by the deleted environment may still exist,
 but are no longer manageable by Terraform since the state has
 been deleted.
 `
 
-	envDelCurrent = `Environment %[1]q is your active environment!
+	envDelCurrent = `
+Environment %[1]q is your active environment!
+
 You cannot delete the currently active environment. Please switch
 to another environment and try again.
 `
diff --git a/command/env_delete.go b/command/env_delete.go
index ad484a3f9..a9958f8aa 100644
--- a/command/env_delete.go
+++ b/command/env_delete.go
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ func (c *EnvDeleteCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	if !exists {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(envDoesNotExist, delEnv))
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(strings.TrimSpace(envDoesNotExist), delEnv))
 		return 1
 	}
 
 	if delEnv == c.Env() {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(envDelCurrent, delEnv))
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(strings.TrimSpace(envDelCurrent), delEnv))
 		return 1
 	}
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (c *EnvDeleteCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	hasResources := sMgr.State().HasResources()
 
 	if hasResources && !force {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(envNotEmpty, delEnv))
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(strings.TrimSpace(envNotEmpty), delEnv))
 		return 1
 	}
 
diff --git a/command/env_new.go b/command/env_new.go
index 47457a0c1..5f4999e24 100644
--- a/command/env_new.go
+++ b/command/env_new.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (c *EnvNewCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 	args = cmdFlags.Args()
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		c.Ui.Error("expected NAME.\n")
+		c.Ui.Error("Expected a single argument: NAME.\n")
 		return cli.RunResultHelp
 	}
 
@@ -68,11 +68,8 @@ func (c *EnvNewCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	c.Ui.Output(
-		c.Colorize().Color(
-			fmt.Sprintf(envCreated, newEnv),
-		),
-	)
+	c.Ui.Output(c.Colorize().Color(fmt.Sprintf(
+		strings.TrimSpace(envCreated), newEnv)))
 
 	if statePath == "" {
 		// if we're not loading a state, then we're done
diff --git a/command/env_select.go b/command/env_select.go
index d13bdd556..073f92ac5 100644
--- a/command/env_select.go
+++ b/command/env_select.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (c *EnvSelectCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 	args = cmdFlags.Args()
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		c.Ui.Error("expected NAME.\n")
+		c.Ui.Error("Expected a single argument: NAME.\n")
 		return cli.RunResultHelp
 	}