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Competition Opens for President's 2000 Environmental Youth Awards

Release Date: 1/13/2000
Contact Information: For more information contact the Office of External Affairs at (214) 665-2200.

     Applications are now being accepted for the President's Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) competition for 2000, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 announced today. One entrant in Region 6 will win a trip to Washington, D.C. for a student and an adult sponsor in the spring of 2001.

     "EPA has sponsored the national competition for students in grades K through 12 since 1971 to promote environmental awareness and positive community involvement. Students in Region 6 have created outstanding projects in the past and we look forward to this year's entries," Deputy Regional Administrator Jerry Clifford said.

     Three runners-up will receive awards and special recognition during the Region 6 "Earth Day 2001" recognition in Dallas.

     To request applications, contact EPA Region 6 PEYA Coordinator Pat Baker, Jr., at (800) 887-6063 or write him at 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 (6XA), Dallas, TX 75202-2733. More information is available on the Internet at https://www.epa.gov/enviroed/awards.html.