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NTC MEDIA ADVISORY EPA ADMINISTRATOR BROWNER TO PRESENT 1997 PRESIDENT’S ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH AWARDS TO STUDENTS FROM 10 COMMUNITIES

Release Date: 03/25/98
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EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner will honor students from 10 communities across the United States with the President’s Environmental Youth Awards at a ceremony to be held at the White House on Thursday, March 26, 1998, at 10 a.m. The awards, presented annually since 1971, honor outstanding projects created by students in kindergarten through 12th grade to clean up communities and promote local environmental awareness. Also speaking at the ceremony will be Mickey Ibarra, Assistant to the President and Director of White House Intergovernmental Affairs.
The 1997 award recipients are from the following areas: New Haven, Vt.; Scotch Plains, N.J.; LaPlata, Md.; Clearwater, Fla.; Chicago, Ill.; Anthony, N.M.; West Branch, Iowa; Hyrum, Utah; Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; and Soldotna, Alaska.

WHO: EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner

Mickey Ibarra, Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs

WHAT: 1997 President’s Environmental Youth Awards

WHERE: Indian Treaty Room
Old Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C.

WHEN: Thursday, March 26, 1998
10 a.m.

NOTE TO REPORTERS: To attend the awards ceremony, call the White House press office at 202/456-2580. Reporters will need to arrive at the Northwest Gate by 9:15 a.m. for escort to Indian Treaty Room.

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