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Tulsa Program Receives National Clean Air Award

A program to teach high school students how their driving decisions affect air quality was one of only 13 programs across the nation selected for EPA’s Clean Air Excellence Award. The Indian Nations Council of Governments was honored for developing the Tulsa Air Quality Enhancement and Education Program.

The program taught 600 young drivers how to reduce pollution by car pooling, using other modes of transportation and driving “green” cars.

In addition to education, Driving Towards Clean Air competitions challenged high school students to car pool, bike, walk or ride the bus to school. Prizes, including a Toyota Prius electric hybrid for the school’s driver’s education program and $40,000 in rebates for the purchase of EPA-designated “green” vehicles, generated excitement about the contest with parents and teachers as well as student drivers.

During the six-week competition, Tulsa students saved nearly 2,000 gallons of fuel by driving almost 34,000 fewer miles. Pollution was reduced by 47 pounds of volatile organic compounds, 742 pounds of carbon dioxide and 49 pounds of nitrogen oxides. Reduced pollution means everyone breathes cleaner healthier air.

For more information about this program and the awards visit EPA’s Clean Air Excellence Awards.

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