Presidential Environmental Youth Awards
The Presidential Environmental Youth Awards (President's Environmental Youth Awards) is a program that recognizes students in America for their efforts and commitment to help the environment. It is the highest civilian honor bestowed by the President of the United States for American citizen youth.
This award was started by President Richard Nixon and was hosted and sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since 1971. The PEYA Program was established by the White House in 1971 and has been administered by EPA since that time. Up to 10 winning projects are selected each year from EPA’s 10 regions. Young people from around the country and U.S. territories are invited annually to participate in this program; this program is aimed at encouraging individuals, school classes, summer camps, youth organizations and public interest groups to promote environmental awareness and positive community involvement.[1][2]
Honorees
| Award Year | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | Region 4 | Region 5 | Region 6 | Region 7 | Region 8 | Region 9 | Region 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Operation Ban the Bottle | Many | Pinelands Eco Scienteers | Eugene Jeong | Sharon Chen | Erek Hansen | Arsenic Arresters | Seth Blum | Mount Madonna School | Sahil Veeramoney |
| 2014 | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| 2013 | Deepika Kurup | Luke Colley | May Wang | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| 2012 | Camden Hills Regional High School | Christopher E. Johnston | Murwarid Rahimi | Karly and Jeffrey Krasnow | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| 2011 | Markie Palermo | Christopher J. Yao | Megan Rosenberger | Andrew Day | Sachin Rudraraju | Ainsley Campbell | Class of 2013, Niobrara High School | Example | Example | Example |
| 2010 | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
| 2009 | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example | Example |
See also
- Environmental Media Awards
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Global 500 Roll of Honour
- Global Environmental Citizen Award
- Goldman Environmental Prize
- Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment
- Heroes of the Environment
- Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
References
- ↑ "President's Environmental Youth Awards". C-SPAN.org. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ↑ Agency, United States Environmental Protection (1992-01-01). The President's Environmental Youth Awards: 1992, national ceremony. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.