EPA Announces Native American Youth Artwork Contest: Help Fight Environmental Crime (HQ)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
today announced a poster artwork contest for Native American
students aimed at protecting the environment by encouraging the
reporting of possible environmental crimes through EPA’s tips
and complaints website.
The contest, open to all middle and high school students who are
members of a federally recognized tribe, is a chance for young
people to draw their visions of environmental damage from their
viewpoint. EPA will use the winning artwork on its website and on
posters encouraging the reporting of environmental
violations.
Special agents with EPA’s criminal enforcement program will
present plaques to winning entrants at their schools, and will give
a presentation on what it is like to be an EPA criminal
investigator.
The artwork will be judged on creativity, originality and how well
it depicts the message of environmental violations. Entries must be
received or postmarked by Oct. 8, 2010 to be considered. Winners
will be announced in November. Students should submit artwork
to:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Criminal Enforcement – “Help Fight Environmental
Crime” Contest
Denver Federal Center, Bldg 25, Ent. E–2
P.O. Box 25227
Denver, CO 80225
More information on the contest:
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/criminal/contest/tribal.html
EPA Tips & Complaints website: https://echo.epa.gov/report-environmental-violations