Take Action: Tell Congress to Restore the EPA's Division of Environmental Education Please take a quick moment to let your Senators and Congressman know you support funding for the EPA's Division of Environmental Education. Please feel free to add your own words to the message below!

July 30, 2010 Subject: I do not support the Office of Management and Budget's proposal in the FY 2009 budget to abolish the EPA's Division of Environmental Education (DEE). I believe that funding for this program should remain level with FY08 support of $9.2 million. Please help restore this funding. Loss of this funding could prove devastating - these federal resources provide the critical (and primary) vehicle through which environmental education programs are not only funded and coordinated but also held to high standards of objectivity and sound science by the federal government. Termination of this program would send the message that the federal government is not committed to protecting and promoting the environmental education field and its access to objective and accurate knowledge. Need for the DEE programs is clearly demonstrated by the fact that 95% of adult Americans believe environmental education should be taught in schools (Roper Starch Worldwide polling data). This program is popular among thousands of educators, nature interpreters, museums staff, business leaders, and others responsible for employing sound science to educate students, employees, and the public. Furthermore, DEE's guidance and oversight - as a non-regulatory alternative to legislation and litigation - is a noteworthy service that the DEE provides for the entire American community. In short, this program serves a pivotal role - a central element of which is to ensure that the field of environmental education continually strives for educational rigor and balanced perspectives. I respectfully request that you, as my Member of Congress, contact leadership of the House and Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittees to register your support for restoration of this vital funding. Thank you for your consideration of this request. We will add your signature from the information you provide.		First Name* Last Name* Email* Street* Street 2 City* State/Province* Select a state Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Armed Forces (the) Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Newfoundland New Brunswick Nova Scotia Northwest Territories Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Territory Other Zip/Postal Code* Send an Email Send a Fax