Student Teams Tackling Water Issues Using EPA Grant Funding

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced more than $300,000 in funding for 21 teams of undergraduate and graduate students across the country through its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grants program. The teams are receiving funding to develop sustainable technologies to help solve environmental and public health challenges. “EPA’s P3 grants program supports the next generation of scientists and engineers,” says EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “These students are able to take what they learn in the classroom and apply it to real-world environmental problems that require innovative solutions.” The P3 competition challenges students to research, develop and design