EPA Awards $11M Cooperative Agreement For National Environmental Education Training Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to award approximately $11M to the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) for a five-year cooperative agreement to develop and manage the National Environmental Education Training Program.
“Teachers can help students of all ages understand the importance of being good stewards of their environment, educating them about how to care for the air, water, and land,
” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “The organization selected today will provide support and training to professionals across the United States, giving them the tools to provide insight and instruction about our country’s most important environmental issues.”
Water Walker
“And if I don t do it, then who is going to protect the waters?”
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Autumn Peltier remembers her first-ever Water Walk. It was the spring of 2017 and she was just 12 years old. The weather that day was pretty stormy. As she and a group of indigenous activists crossed a treacherous bridge, the wind blew so hard that Autumn could barely move forward. The rain swirled down around her. Nevertheless, she pushed on.