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Biden-Harris Administration Announces 2024 Recipients of the Presidential
Innovation Award for Environmental Educators and Youth
WASHINGTON – Today, June 18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in
partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), is
pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Award
for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and the President’s Environmental Youth
Award (PEYA). 
“We are delighted to celebrate and recognize the remarkable contributions
educators and students across our country make every day,” said EPA
Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Our awardees exemplify commitment to
environmental education and steadfast leadership in taking innovative
approaches to protect human health and tackle climate change. To the awardees,
we extend our sincere appreciation for your unwavering dedication to
environmental stewardship. We look forward to seeing what you accomplish
next.”
“Environmental stewardship often begins in the classroom with young people
and educators who are taking our planet’s most pressing climate change and
environmental justice challenges head on,” said White House Council on
Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory. “This year’s awardees
represent passionate and dedicated leaders who are tackling the climate
crisis, improving public health, and delivering a more equitable future for
all.”
The PIAEE award was established by the 1990 National Environmental Education
Act and seeks to recognize, support, and bring public attention to the
outstanding environmental projects performed by teachers who go beyond
textbook instruction to incorporate methods and materials that utilize
creative experiences and enrich student learning in K-12 education. The CEQ,
in partnership with the EPA, administers this award. 
The PEYA was established by the Environmental Education Act of 1970 and
recognizes outstanding community-level environmental projects by K-12 youth
that promote awareness of natural resources and encourage positive community
involvement. Each year, PEYA honors a variety of local projects developed by
students, school classes, summer camp attendees, and youth organizations that
promote engagement in environmental stewardship and protection. 
From across the country, 9 educators received the 2024 Presidential Innovation
Award for Environmental Educators. Winning educators demonstrated leadership
by integrating environmental education into multiple subjects and using topics
such as climate change, environmental justice, water infrastructure, waste
management, water quality, environmentally friendly agricultural practices,
STEM education, and school gardens to teach about environmental
sustainability. The winners also effectively demonstrated how they inspire
members of their communities to participate in environmental education
activities.   
Additionally, 29 students who worked as a team or individually on 13 projects
received the President’s Environmental Youth Award. Their stewardship
projects, conducted in 2023, demonstrate the students’ commitment and
success in advancing community garden efforts, addressing environmental
justice concerns, reducing pollution, conserving water and energy, reducing
food waste, and combating climate change while also effectively encouraging
the involvement of people in their communities.  
To read about the winning projects in detail, visit: PEYA Winners and PIAEE
Winners. 
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