The National Environmental Education Act. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session.

Overview & Synopsis

This publication contains records of an oversight hearing on the National Environmental Education Act in which activities carried out under the Act since its signing were reviewed. The following witnesses addressed the hearing held on April 21, 1994: David B. Rockland, National Environmental Education and Training Foundation; Dr. Paul F. Nowak, Director, National Consortium for Environmental Education and Training; Judy Braus, Board Member, North American Association for Environmental Education; Loretta A. Ucelli, Associate Administrator, Office of Communication, Education and Public Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency; Jayni Chase, Founder, Center for Environmental Education; and Marietta J. Sutter, Coordinator, Project Green Reach. Each representative outlined his/her organization's activities and made suggestions for improvement of the Act. Suggested improvements ranged from reallocation of funding to increased cooperation between governmental agencies carrying out environmental education efforts. (LZ)