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Vice President Joe Biden will travel to the Everglades in Miami-Dade County, Florida on Monday. After touring part of Everglades National Park, the Vice President will deliver remarks on the Administration’s efforts to restore the Everglades. Over the past three years, the Obama Administration has made restoration of the iconic Everglades a top environmental priority by significantly increasing federal funding and breaking ground on several key projects. These efforts remain vital to the state of Florida, as the Everglades are the primary source of drinking water for more than 7 million Floridians and their natural beauty makes them a critically important part of the state’s tourism industry. President Obama issued an Earth Day Proclamation stating: "On April 22, 1970, millions of Americans came together to celebrate the first Earth Day. Students, teachers, activists, elected officials, and countless others challenged our Nation to confront our most urgent environment...

Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA), who introduced legislation on Earth Day calling for a national five cent tax on plastic bags, was on hand to support the winners of the Earth Force 2011 Youth Environmental Summit . Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) poses with H.B. Woodlawn's first place winners of the 2011 Youth Environmental Summit.  Photo/CD Brown. As part of the Environmental Youth Summit activities, 6th and 7th grade students from Kenmore, Woodlawn, Swanson, H.B. Woodson and Francis C. Hammond schools of Arlington and Alexandria, VA were tasked with presenting projects for improving watershed communities. The students submitted essays and projects as part of a student competition titled ‘What Can You Do to Improve Your Watersheds?’ “This is so terribly important”, Moran told us. “Not just for letting us as elected officials know where our focus should be, but this is all about our educating the next generation of leaders on how to protect and preserve our environment fo...

Oil Rig Catches Fire Off Coast of Mexico and Louisiana - Days After Nation Celebrates Earth Day Just when thousands celebrated Earth Day an oil rig catches fire off the coast of Mexico leaving 11 workers missing, seventeen workers suffering injuries including burns, smoke inhalation, and broken bones. Four people remain in critical condition. The crew of the Deepwater Horizon rig were performing exploratory drilling procedures some 50 miles off the Louisiana coast when the sudden explosion occurred. Environmental concerns have officials wondering if the crude oil on board the platform could begin leaking into the surrounding waters, reaking havoc on the environment. The Coast Guard's Petty Officer Katherine McNamara told reporters a day after the explosion that more than 300,000 gallons of oil per day could be spilled into the Gulf of Mexico.  An AOL news report tells a different story  featuring the Coast Guard's Rear Adm. Mary Landry giving ...