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What's New
- Applications for the President's Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) are due by December 31, 2008. Learn more about these annual awards.
- My Environmental Education Evaluation Resource Assistant (MEERA) is a Web-based resource designed to help environmental educators evaluate their programs. The site includes basic information about evaluation, guides educators through a step-by-step evaluation process, and provides examples of actual EE evaluations. The site was developed by the University of Michigan in partnership with EPA and the U.S. Forest Service.
Create a New Climate for Action
EPA's campaign to educate middle and high school students about climate change, its effects on children’s health, and actions teens can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become Climate Ambassadors in their communities.
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What is Environmental Education?
Through environmental education, people gain an understanding of how individual actions affect the environment, acquire skills to weigh various sides of issues, and become better equipped to make informed decisions.
The components of environmental education are:
- Awareness and sensitivity
- Knowledge and understanding
- Attitudes
- Skills
- Participation
Learn more about EPA's role in promoting environmental stewardship.
EE Grants Program
National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) Fellowships
Educator Training Program
President's Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA)
EE Portal Sites for Educational Resources
Resources and Publications
Partnerships
Advisory Groups
Guidelines and Evaluation
Basic Information about EELinking from EPA
Visit the How EPA Creates EE Web Sites online guide for guidelines and tips. If you have a Web site you'd like EPA to link to, visit the linking criteria page to determine if your site is eligible.
EPA's Environmental Education Web Workgroup (EEWW) evaluates sites to determine whether they are appropriate to be included as links on EPA's EE portal sites.
