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...
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