Washington, April 15 -- Congresswoman Summer L. Lee issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a former outdoor educator, announced the introduction of the Revitalizing America's Schoolyards Act, legislation to help schools from Pennsylvania to New Mexico and nationwide transform schoolyards into vibrant, nature-rich spaces for learning, play, and community use.
For many kids, the closest outdoor space is an asphalt schoolyard, offering little opportunity for safe play, shade, or connection to nature. The Revitalizing America's Schoolyards Act helps address this by providing grants to school...