Two San Angelo Projects Win Environmental Excellence Awards

SAN ANGELO, TX - Two San Angelo Projects received recognition in the 2024 Governor’s Texas Environmental Excellence Awards. 

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shared the winners; among those was Keep San Angelo Beautiful’s “Tires-To-Go” program and Ella Elkins's “Plastic Recycling Project.”

According to TCEQ, these annual awards help “inspire” others to take steps to become better environmental stewards in their communities.

The selected winners have implemented innovative projects aimed at environmental sustainability, pollution prevention, and protection of our great state. 

TCEQ will recognize this year’s winners and finalists at the annual awards banquet in Austin on May 15. 

TCEQ applauds the creativity and resourcefulness of this year’s complete list of TEEA winners:

Civic/Community: Keep San Angelo Beautiful, San Angelo — Tires-To-Go

Youth: Ella Elkins, San Angelo — Plastic Recycling Project

Education: Keep Irving Beautiful Irving — KIB Environmental Education

Environmental Educator of the Year: Venessa Wallace, Peet Junior High, Conroe — Wildlife Management Teacher

Innovative Operations/Management: Parkland Health, Dallas — Holistic Energy Management Framework

Individual: Don and Penny Johnson, Missouri City — Lifetime Environmental Education Efforts

Pollution Prevention: Port of Houston, Houston — Port of Houston’s Carbon Neutrality, Electrification, and Sustainability Work

Technical/Technology: Trinity River Authority of Texas – Information Technology, Arlington — Digital Twin

Water Conservation: Tarrant Regional Water District, Fort Worth — Learn and Grow Program

Since 1993, the Texas Environmental Excellence Awards has been an annual awards program that recognizes environmental preservation and protection achievements.

The TEEA program has honored more than 250 successful environmental projects and activities. The full list can be found at www.TEEA.org.