The Department of Environmental Protection is awarding $642,835 in environmental education grants to 147 schools, universities, nonprofit organizations and conservation districts across Pennsylvania.
As part of the grant, Palmerton Area School District will receive $3,000, and is the only district in Carbon County to be awarded the funding.
In Monroe County, the Pleasant Valley School District will receive $3,750; Stroudsburg Area $7,500; and Brodhead Watershed Association, $3,000.