<div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_mi7o1dzr0" alt="image.png" width="196" height="75" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br><div>Ok Oklahoma, here is our chance to shine!  Please nominate an outstanding youth or educator for the 2025 President's Environmental Award. Nominations due December 1, 2025.  Thanks to the <b><font color="#38761d">Oklahoma Green Schools Program </font></b>for sharing this information!</div><div><br></div><div><p class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);letter-spacing:-0.32px;outline:none"> </p><p class="gmail-yiv2436714706elementtoproof" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);letter-spacing:-0.32px;outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none">EPA’s Office of Environmental Education is seeking<b style="outline:none"> applications </b>for the 2025 President’s Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators (PIAEE). <b style="outline:none">Applications for both awards are due no later than Monday, December 1, 2025.</b></span></p><p class="gmail-yiv2436714706elementtoproof" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);letter-spacing:-0.32px;outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;outline:none"> </span></p><p class="gmail-yiv2436714706elementtoproof" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);letter-spacing:-0.32px;outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none">The EPA is focused on Powering the Great American Comeback and wants to recognize students and educators across the country who demonstrate outstanding environmental stewardship. As America celebrates 250 years of independence, EPA wants to celebrate students and teachers who are making a positive impact to promote environmental awareness to forge American greatness for the next 250 years.  </span></p><p class="gmail-yiv2436714706elementtoproof" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);letter-spacing:-0.32px;outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;outline:none"> </span></p><p class="gmail-yiv2436714706elementtoproof" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);letter-spacing:-0.32px;outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none">The 1990 National Environmental Education Act established PEYA, which recognizes outstanding environmental stewardship projects from students in Grades K-12 that protect our nation’s natural resources. The act also established PIAEE, which recognizes outstanding Grade K-12 educators who use environmental education as a learning tool to excite students and communities about protecting human health and the environment.</span></p><p class="gmail-yiv2436714706elementtoproof" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);letter-spacing:-0.32px;outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;outline:none"> </span></p><p class="gmail-yiv2436714706elementtoproof" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);letter-spacing:-0.32px;outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none">Projects should align with only one or more of the focus areas listed below:</span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:-0.32px;margin-top:0in;outline:none"><li class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;outline:none">Agricultural practices</span></li><li class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;outline:none">Artificial Intelligence</span></li><li class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;outline:none">Food waste</span></li><li class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;outline:none">Recycling</span></li><li class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;outline:none">School gardens or green space (e.g., playground, park or other community space)</span></li><li class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;outline:none">Use science, data analysis or other creative approaches </span></li><li class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;outline:none">Water infrastructure</span></li><li class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;outline:none">Water quality and/or litter within waterways</span></li></ul><p class="gmail-yiv2436714706elementtoproof" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);letter-spacing:-0.32px;outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none"> </span></p><p class="gmail-yiv2436714706elementtoproof" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);letter-spacing:-0.32px;outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none">For PEYA, application and eligibility information is available on </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;outline:none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/education/presidents-environmental-youth-award__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!B4XEnParV6imByUAh6KHzG1ENNQHsii37xXOH1shBxNQCSS59I3TxO_qkiE_p--_nrqBv_a4zeda2A$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.epa.gov/education/presidents-environmental-youth-award__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!B4XEnParV6imByUAh6KHzG1ENNQHsii37xXOH1shBxNQCSS59I3TxO_qkiE_p--_nrqBv_a4zeda2A$" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);outline:none">EPA’s PEYA web page</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none">.</span></p><p class="gmail-yiv2436714706elementtoproof" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);letter-spacing:-0.32px;outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none">For PIAEE, Application and eligibility information is available on </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;outline:none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/education/presidential-innovation-award-environmental-educators__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!B4XEnParV6imByUAh6KHzG1ENNQHsii37xXOH1shBxNQCSS59I3TxO_qkiE_p--_nrqBv_bAK6WXQQ$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.epa.gov/education/presidential-innovation-award-environmental-educators__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!B4XEnParV6imByUAh6KHzG1ENNQHsii37xXOH1shBxNQCSS59I3TxO_qkiE_p--_nrqBv_bAK6WXQQ$" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);outline:none">EPA’s PIAEE web page</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(36,36,36);outline:none">.</span></p><div style="color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:-0.32px;border-top:none;border-right:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid windowtext;padding:0in 0in 1pt;outline:none"><p class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;border:none;padding:0in;outline:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;outline:none"> </span></p></div><div align="center" style="color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:-0.32px;outline:none"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormalTable" style="width:808px;border-collapse:collapse;outline:none"><tbody style="outline:none"><tr style="outline:none"><td valign="top" style="word-break:normal;padding:0in;outline:none"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="660" class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormalTable" style="width:495pt;border-collapse:collapse;outline:none"><tbody style="outline:none"><tr style="outline:none"><td style="word-break:normal;padding:0in;outline:none"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormalTable" style="max-width:495pt;border-collapse:collapse;outline:none"><tbody style="outline:none"><tr style="outline:none"><td valign="top" style="word-break:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;padding:0in;outline:none"><div align="center" style="outline:none"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormalTable" style="width:616.125px;border-collapse:collapse;outline:none"><tbody style="outline:none"><tr style="outline:none"><td valign="top" style="word-break:normal;padding:0in;outline:none"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormalTable" style="width:616.125px;border-collapse:collapse;outline:none"><tbody style="outline:none"><tr style="outline:none"><td width="100%" valign="top" style="word-break:normal;width:616.125px;padding:0in;outline:none"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" class="gmail-yiv2436714706MsoNormalTable" style="width:616.125px;border-collaps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