TCEQ Now Accepting Applications For The Prestigious Texas Environmental Excellence Awards

Corridor Staff

The Texas Environmental Excellence Awards (TEEA) is an awards program that honors achievements in environmental preservation and protection.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) started the annual awards program in 1993 and has honored more than 250 successful environmental projects and efforts.

Ten diverse award categories provide citizens, communities, businesses, and organizations an opportunity to obtain the state’s highest environmental honor and are recognized for their environmental projects.

By honoring these winners, the TCEQ hopes to encourage others to initiate like-minded projects and reinforce a spirit of environmental stewardship.

In 2019, the Environmental Educator of the Year category was launched and is sponsored by Waste Management of Texas, Inc.. The award comes with a cash donation of $2,500 to the educator’s school or designated nonprofit.

There are a total of 10 distinct categories including Agriculture, Civic/Community, Education, Environmental Educator of the Year, Individual, Innovative Operations/Management, Pollution Prevention, Technical/Technology, Water Conservation, and Youth.

If someone is interested in applying, visit the How to Apply page for details on the application process.

Need help writing an effective application? See TECQ’s application instructions on the apply page. Additionally, they encourage anyone interested in an example of a winning applications from one of our award categories, to contact them.

The Blue Ribbon Committee members review and score selected applications from the ten award categories and then meet once. The TCEQ commissioners and the Governor then consider the committee’s recommendations. Visit the Blue Ribbon Committee page for the list of 2019 members.