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Check out the articles below to see what teens near you and across the country are doing to protect the environment and reduce the products and natural resources they use and the waste they create.

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Article	Location	Date
EcoLogical girls team up to reduce tin, Styrofoam	Homer, Alaska	10/22/2009
CCCMS takes lead in school recycling	Clay Center, Kansas	10/20/2009
Green teens set example for companies	Pennsylvania	10/19/2009
Bikes that keep on giving	Medfield, Massachusetts	10/08/2009
ABCs of recycling	Bolton, Massachusetts	10/01/2009
The Green Scene - Scout's honor: one teen's campaign to safely dispose of CFLs	Asheville, North Carolina	9/30/2009
Newark to participate in clean communities cleanup	Newark, New Jersey	9/30/2009
Show on environmental awareness airs nationally	Palo Alto, California	9/21/2009
McAllen Memorial students collect thousands of bottles	McAllen, Texas	9/17/2009
A green summer's work	Dartmouth, Massachusetts	9/14/2009
Summer 'Green Project' teaches teens to go green	New Bedford, Massachusetts	9/13/2009
Disney Spotlights Everyday Superheroes of Change	USA	9/08/2009
Amherst teen’s drawing included in DEQ’s 2010 calendar	Amherst, Nebraska	9/08/2009
City teen at climate conference	Ontario, Canada	9/02/2009
Teens creating wetland through Oregon Youth Employment Initiative	Lane County, Oregon	8/21/2009
Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers record environmental song	USA	8/18/2009
New Bedford youths give Buttonwood Park a much-needed face-lift	New Bedford, Massachusetts	8/12/2009
'Garbage Dreams' film follows Egypt's teenage trash recyclers	Cairo, Egypt	8/07/2009
4-H youths spruce up Purgatory Falls	Lyndeborugh, New Hampshire	8/06/2009
Teens turn Fairbanks schoolyards into blooming gardens	Fairbanks, Alaska	8/04/2009
Uxbridge teen is making movie magic	North Durham, Canada	8/03/2009
Monterey aquarium science program: Teen girls get positive message	Monterey, California	8/03/2009
Students hike in Wash., learn about climate change	North Cascades National Park, Washington	8/02/2009
Duquesne teens spend their summer cultivating a community garden	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	7/30/2009
Teens teaming up to clean W.Va. rivers	Huntington, West Virginia	7/25/2009
Pageant promotes Earth	Orlando, Florida	7/19/2009
Ecology Youth Corps gears up for summer litter pickup	Olympia, Washington	7/16/2009
Trash talk: Garbage-sorting race spotlights recycling	Seattle, Washington	7/14/2009
Old Computers Get New "Green" Life (Video)	South Carolina	7/10/2009
Teens' garden taking root	Lockport, New York	7/07/2009
Plato's Closet sale and other teen shopping ideas	Denver, Colorado	7/07/2009
Youth 'Green Team' goes door-to-door	Charlottesville, Virginia	7/01/2009
Girl starts Teens in Service group with friends, family	Dunnellon, Florida	7/01/2009
Orange County students learn to go green	Carrboro, North Carolina	6/29/2009
Youth garden blooms on Second Street	Corvallis, Oregon	6/29/2009
Ecollywood: Selena Gomez's green thumb	USA	6/25/2009
Teens for a ‘Green’-er Cameron	Cameron, Texas	6/23/2009
Science Wednesday: Science is Cool	USA (EPA Blog)	6/17/2009
Students for Climate Action: Reduce More Than Half Your Waste by Composting	USA (EPA Blog)	6/16/2009
Summer reading list: Green reads for teens and tweens	USA	6/11/2009
Teens present budding enterprises at Camp e3	Effingham, Illinois	6/11/2009
Camas Heritage high school students honored for innovations	Camas, Washington	6/09/2009
Another Successful Year For H.O.P.E.	Garden City, New York	6/05/2009
Top 5 ways to green your school	USA	5/27/2009
More Graduation And Birthday Parties Going Green	Boston, Massachusetts	5/25/2009
Non-Profit Gardening Group Helps Youth and the Needy	Olympia, Washington	5/17/2009
Reduce, reuse, recycle, reward	St. James, Minnesota	5/16/2009
CCHS club digs in, plants xeriscape garden	Cañon City, Colorado	5/11/2009
Seniors given wheels to work	New Iberia, Louisiana	5/07/2009
Central students let the sun shine	Georgetown, Delaware	5/06/2009
High school volunteers value community service role	Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts	4/30/2009
Teens going Green	Lubbock, Texas	4/26/2009
Students Outline Need for Increased Recycling Efforts	Snow Hill, Maryland	4/24/2009
High school fair has students dreaming 'green'	Groveland, Florida	4/23/2009
Marshwood High Recycling Club installs solar panels	South Berwick, Maine	4/23/2009
Syracuse women's group honors four teens for academics, community service	Syracuse, New York	4/10/2009
Group of young people from across the U.S. lends a hand in Louisa County	Wapello, Iowa	4/01/2009
Youth empowering youth	Montreal, Canada	4/01/2009
San Rafael Canal neighborhood youth rally to clean up neighborhood, save planet	San Rafael Canal, California	4/01/2009
Bagging plastic shopping bags	Boise, Idaho	3/31/2009
Student group tries to turn Flagler green	Palm Coast, Florida	3/26/2009
Dooly County High a finalist in state competition	Atlanta, Georgia	3/25/2009
Teens Build New World in 2009 Future City Competition	Washington, DC	3/23/2009
Wellesley's Schofield students get a lesson in going green, even at lunch	Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts	3/19/2009
Teens use recycling for social responsibility activity	Canada	2/12/2009
Jamaica students win environmental contest	Bayside, New York	2/10/2009
It's Got To Be Trash To Win This Contest	New Port Richey, Florida	2/04/2009
Miley's Going Green!	New York, New York	2/02/2009
'Rev Up Recycling'	Glen Burnie, Maryland	1/28/2009
Students Make Statements In Recycling Art Contest	New Port Richey, Florida	1/27/2009
Student creates Web site to raise environmental awareness	Palo Alto, California	1/26/2009
School District gets money for recycling programs	Las Vegas, Nevada	1/23/2009
Key to Success / Ogden High School club revives recycling program	Ogden, Utah	1/17/2009
Teens have environment for leadership: Program puts focus on issues at local level	Traverse City, Michigan	1/13/2009
Lansing teen is an 'Eco-Ambassador'	Munster, Indiana	1/05/2009
An Easy Ride Around the Crowd of Old Polluters	Massachusetts	1/04/2009
Mischa Barton Reveals 3 Everyday Tips For Going Green		1/01/2009
This classroom is a farm: Teens discover where they fit into the patchwork of sustainable practices	Santa Rosa, California	12/28/2008
Grant to help school restore native habitats: Newbury Park students, teacher work to plant an area on campus	Newbury Park, California	12/27/2008
Conservation club is new formula for outdoors success	Albert Lea, Minnesota	12/26/2008
More pharmacies accepting old medicines thanks to teen	San Jose, California	12/25/2008
Miss Teen Bermuda tells Rotarians residents are 'in control of our actions'	Hamilton, Bermuda	12/16/2008
Teens going green: Little things make a big difference	Lawrence, Kansas	12/15/2008
This one's not 'your grandma�s Goodwill'	Colorado Springs, Colorado	12/11/2008
Flushing old meds? Unsound, teen scientists say: Expired prescription drugs and wastewater can wreak havoc on the ecosystem	Huntington, New York	12/11/2008
Adrian Grenier, Peter Glatzer Pick Favorite Green Gifts At Wired Store	New York, New York	12/01/2008
Eco-conscious youth inspire others	Kankakee, Illinois	11/29/2008
Teens talk with mayor, offer advice	McAllen, Texas	11/25/2008
Teens provide easy way to recycle	San Lorenzo Valley, California	11/20/2008
Little Village teen wins environmental activism award	Chicago, Illinois	11/04/2008
Saving the environment - trend or passion?	Maine	11/01/2008
Volunteers Clear Trash, Making World's Oceans Cleaner, Healthier	Washington State	9/29/2008
Inconvenient Youth Tours the U.S. to Raise Awareness of Global Warming	Sacramento, CA	9/24/2008
Going Green: Past Generations Provide the Best Example of Eco-conscious Living	Newburyport, MA	9/23/2008
Recognized for Recycling	Tuscaloosa, AL	9/22/2008
Freeholders: Delanco Teen a Cut Above	Delanco, PA	9/2/2008
Miley Cyrus Promotes Going Green in Online Video	USA	8/20/2008
Three R’s Go Green, Starting with Recycle	San Francisco, CA	8/15/2008
Celebrities Take Up the Cause of Going Green	San Francisco, CA	8/15/2008
When Girls Just Want to have Fun in Pasco	Tampla, FL	8/13/2008
How to Go Green: Back to School	Online
Local Teens Push Plan to Beautify Terrebonne	Houma, LA	7/23/2008
Finding a New Use for Old Clothes	Hope Mills, NC	7/17/2008
Cleaning Up Trash Floats Their Boats	Philadelphia, PA	6/12/2008
Going Green to Save Green	Edmond, OK	6/12/2008
Washington State Teens Win Award	WA	6/07/2008
Going Green: Activist Offer Tips on How to Get There	Athens, GA	6/07/2008
Going Green Can Mean Starting Small	Portsmouth, NH	6/05/2008
Students Earn Classroom Dollars Through Recycling	Hollister, CA	6/03/2008
Secondhand is All the Rage These Days	Paramus, NJ	6/03/2008
Greenwood Teamwork Paying Off	Fort Smith, AR	6/02/2008
Teens Help Big Sky Reserve's Comeback	Poway, CA	6/01/2008
Teens Bring Recycling Center to Dike	Dike, IA	5/31/2008

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