Five area youths spent the summer learning about critical environmental protection techniques at the Lowell (Mass.) Regional Wastewater Utility, thanks to EPA grant funding. The program has occurred for 23 of the past 25 summers. The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission oversees the program, using an EPA grant of $43,000, part of which is used for this summer educational opportunity.Since 1990, EPA’s Youth and the Environment Program has focused on introducing economically disadvantaged inner city youth to career opportunities in the environmental field. The program promotes environmental education and provides high school students with increased awareness of protecting
