Northern New England Campus Compact awards EPA sub-grants to area colleges

Campuses in NH and Adjoining States Will Address Local, Regional Environmental Issues
Northern New England Campus Compact awards EPA sub-grants to area colleges and universities for projects to improve water quality and stem climate change.

Concord, NH, June 18, 2013—Northern New England Campus Compact, a coalition of nearly 60 college and university presidents across New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont, has awarded EPA sub-grants to 18 area campuses to develop academic programs that will address some of the region’s most pressing environmental issues. Through this two-year initiative, campuses will partner with community organizations to embed sustainable environmental projects into a range of academic courses. Students will learn about environmental stewardship while providing immediate services such as water quality monitoring as well as studying ways to mitigate climate change.

“Preserving our natural resources has become a local as well as a global imperative,” says Debby Scire, Executive Director of Campus Compact for New Hampshire, one of the three state organizations spearheading this effort. “Equally important is ensuring that students develop the critical thinking skills necessary for both public problem-solving and employment in a competitive market. Higher education plays a vital role at this intersection, with the ability to prepare students for environmental stewardship and employment.”

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