The Environmental Protection Agency is now accepting entries for the 2012 President’s Environmental Youth Awards, which recognize individuals, school classes (kindergarten through high school) and youth organizations for protecting our nation’s air, water and land.
The program, which honors a variety of environmental projects developed by students, is open to students in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska through EPA Region 7 in Lenexa, KS.
Projects must be postmarked by Monday, December 31, 2012. Program guidelines, eligibility information and applications are available online at www.epa.gov/enviroed/peya/index.html or by contacting Denise Morrison at 1-800-223-0425. Regional award winners will be notified in February 2013.