2020 TEEA Winners | Earth Day Photo Contest Winners | Frisco Boy Wins National Environmental Award | Masks and Gloves Disposal | TCOT Backyard Project: Compost | Drinking Water Awareness Week | Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday | TCOT COVID-19 Resources
Presenting the 2020 TEEA Winners!
The Texas Environmental Excellence Awards (TEEA) is an annual awards program that honors achievements in environmental preservation and protection. Due to COVID-19, we want to virtually promote and recognize these amazing organizations and individuals!
Check out the TEEA 2020 winners webpage for winner profiles, or click the button below to read our highlights blog post.
Applications for 2021 Awards will be accepted starting in June 2020.
Prince Nallamothula, a student from Frisco, Texas, is among the winners of the 2019 President’s Environmental Youth Award.
Nallamothula’s winning project for the program a is mobile application called “3RApp,” which helps his community sort their recycling.
In this blog post, we interviewed Prince and his family on how he won this prestigious award!
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Masks and gloves are being flushed into our sewage systems, or being thrown out and collecting in our city water treatment cycles and natural waterways.
Help us spread the message to #SaveOurSewers
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TCOT Backyard Projects: Compost
The Take Care of Texas team practices what we preach!
In this post, TCOT team member Vernon E. shares how he's gotten his hands dirty in his backyard garden and started a new compost pile from food scraps!
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We’d love to see what "backyard projects" you’ve started while at home!
Go to our Share Your Story webpage and upload your story and photo there, or send your photo and story to educate@tceq.texas.gov.
We want you to conserve water, energy, and utility bill costs by waiving sales tax on several water- and energy-saving appliances on the Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday.
During Memorial Day weekend, May 23–25, Texans can potentially save hundreds of dollars when purchasing, renting, or leasing qualifying appliances tax–free!
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Below we're providing links to TCEQ and TCOT webpages, blogs, and videos for quick reference and to share virtually with your fellow Texans!
Resources:
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