What We Do

OPEEE leads and coordinates EPA programs to provide national leadership in promoting environmental literacy, in accordance with the National Environmental Education Act of 1990 (NEEA).  In addition, OPEEE establishes and maintains close working relationships with a broad range of public- and private-sector organizations.

Programs and Projects Managed by OPEEE

• Environmental Education
• Environmental Education Grants Program
• National Environmental Education Training Program
• President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA)
• Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE)
• National Environmental Education Advisory Council

Mail code: 1702A (Office of Public Engagement) / 1704A (Office of Environmental Education) | EPA mailing addresses
Location:  EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus

OPEEE Organization

Micah Ragland, Associate Administrator

• Phone: 202-564-1785

Rosemary Enobakhare, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator

• Phone: 202-564-1785

The Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education includes:

• Office of Environmental Education
  Sarah Sowell, Deputy Director
  • Email: sowell.sarah@epa.gov
• Office of Public Engagement
  Micah Ragland, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-1785
  • Email: ragland.micah@epa.gov