Teaching kids to love the outdoors does more than get them moving—it fosters gratitude, connection, and responsibility. Let’s inspire the next generation to protect and cherish our planet!

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FULL POST: Citizen scientists play a vital role in documenting water quality and pollution issues, keeping their communities and water monitoring networks informed about local water sources. This World Water Monitoring Day, we're highlighting the importance of ensuring communities have the training, tools, and resources needed to collect, interpret, and act on water quality data. In places with poor water infrastructure and ongoing contamination issues, citizen monitoring programs keep water data transparent and accessible for those who need it most. When communities can be involved in environmental protection, they’re empowered to take an active role in safeguarding their most precious resources. ALT TXT: (Alt Text. – World Water Monitoring Day - World Water Monitoring Day is 9/18 Environmental Awareness Month. “Support Citizen Science” Photo: Person in a yellow rain jacket, dark brown hair, and green rain boots. They are kneeling down in the middle of a stream to collect water samples from water rushing over moss-covered rocks. The person is wearing a blue filtered mask and has blue latex gloves.

Citizen scientists document water quality & pollution, and keep neighbors informed. This World Water Monitoring Day, we highlight ensuring people have training & tools to collect, interpret & act on water data, so communities can protect their most precious resource. #environmentalawarenessmonth

Slide (Main): INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLEAN AIR FOR BLUE SKIES September 7 Environmental Awareness Month 2025 Cover image is of four children leaping in the air surrounded by blue sky and white clouds. One girl from the group, a smiling girl with dark skin, curly hair, wearing casual clothing (tennis shoes, shorts, and a t-shirt) will be present on the next slides.

Slide 2: Air pollution affects all of us, but not equally. A 2025 report by the American Lung Association found that nearly 1 in 2 Americans are experiencing daily exposure to harmful air pollutants like ozone and fine particulate matter, or PM2.5 Source: American Lung Association, & Dale, J. (2025, April 23). New report: Nearly half of people in U.S. exposed to dangerous air pollution levels. lung.org., from https://www.lung.org/media/press-releases/state-of-the-air-2025

Communities of color experience disproportionate exposure to air pollutants. Despite progress in reducing average air pollution levels, communities of color are seeing increased disparities in health impacts from pollutants like PM2.5 [Source: Kerr, G. H., Van Donkelaar, A., Martin, R. V., Brauer, M., Bukart, K., Wozniak, S., Goldberg, D. L., & Anenberg, S. C. (2024). Increasing racial and ethnic disparities in Ambient Air Pollution-Attributable morbidity and mortality in the United States. Environmental Health Perspectives, 132(3). https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp11900]

Slide 4: Federal rollbacks on air emissions standards will increase health disparities.Our community partners need access to quality, local air pollution data to intervene for the health of their neighbors and the ecosystems they depend on. Now, more than ever. To learn more about how we're helping communities respond to air pollution challenges, please visit e2i2.org/what-we-do

👥☁︎ Today, more people living in the U.S. are experiencing harmful pollution levels than they did last year.

On International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, we’re reminded that we don’t experience air pollution equally.

📚🔗Source: www.lung.org/getmedia/5d8...

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E2I2 Logo “09/01-09/30 Environmental Awareness Month This September, we’re joining the conversation with other environmental organizations across the country to talk about the future of environmental and climate change mitigation. (@) e2i2org on Bluesky, Instagram, and Facebook Follow the link in our Bio for more information and to sign up for updates. Pictured: Three young kids wearing t-shirts and shorts are sitting down next to each other on top of a thick log in a dense, lush green forest, holding baskets. One of the baskets is held by a small child.

This September, we're highlighting Environmental Awareness Month with weekly posts on how communities are responding to local environmental and climate challenges. Follow along as we uplift stories of collaboration and innovation.

The future remains ours to build. #EnvironmentalAwarenessMonth