{"id":4492,"date":"2021-04-16T08:45:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T13:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/?post_type=news&p=4492"},"modified":"2021-04-15T23:02:51","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T04:02:51","slug":"epa-region-7-launches-the-trash-free-waters-healthy-environments-challenge-for-students","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.iowawatercenter.org\/news\/epa-region-7-launches-the-trash-free-waters-healthy-environments-challenge-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Region 7 Launches the Trash-Free Waters Healthy Environments Challenge for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

04.13.21 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 announced the launch of the Trash-Free Waters Challenge. Under the umbrella of the EPA Healthy Environments Challenge program, the Trash-Free Waters Challenge is designed to develop student understanding of trash in the environment, and help them learn how they can help mitigate its impact on water quality, wildlife, and human health. Educators and other youth leaders can get started by visiting the EPA Healthy Environments Challenge webpage<\/a>\u00a0to find helpful instructions on how to complete the social media challenge, and then challenge others using the hashtag #HealthyEnvironmentsChallenge and webpage link.<\/p>\n

Teachers, educators, parents, and organizations can use the Trash-Free Waters activities to:<\/p>\n