The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that eight middle school children from Whiteface, Texas, won the President’s Environmental Youth Award for their work to fight arsenic — a public health threat.The awards are presented each year to exceptional students and teachers who demonstrate creativity, innovation and leadership to address difficult environmental challenges.“These remarkable young students and teachers are making a difference in their community and across Texas,” said EPA Regional Administrator Ron Curry in a press release. “I’m inspired to see such creative and inspiring work coming from young stewards.”The team of sixth- and seventh-graders won the award for their three year-long environmental
