Posted: May 29, 2026

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BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) recognized students from 75 classrooms across Massachusetts with Green Team Awards for outstanding environmental stewardship and educational activities.  This includes Ambrose Elementary School and Lynch Elementary School in Winchester.

The Green Team is a statewide program sponsored by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and MassDEP to empower students and teachers to take action in their communities to protect the environment. For more than 20 years, the program has worked with Massachusetts students of all ages to reduce pollution and protect the environment, focusing on recycling, composting, and sustainability. During the 2025-2026 school year, 426 Green Teams from 402 schools engaged 67,856 students.