Environment
As my family will tell you, when I am home I can most often be found watching the National Geographic channel or Planet Earth DVDs. Preserving our public lands, protecting the quality of our air and water, and developing sustainably are vital to preserve our planet for grandchildren and their grandchildren.
Kansas City – Congressman Cleaver is pleased to announce a $200,000 grant to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. The grant comes from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and will be used to instruct students in the field of health care about creating healthy homes for kids.
Washington, DC - Congressman Cleaver welcomed Minddrive, an after-school program that works with at-risk teenagers, to Washington this week. Minddrive focuses on engaging students, mentoring them, teaching them, and giving them skills that will help lead to sustainable lives.
Kansas City – Congressman Cleaver today joined Posty Cards of Kansas City, as well as other project partners and community leaders, to celebrate the company’s groundbreaking honor of receiving LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Kansas City – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II, today urged Members of Congress to immediately make more money available to fight floods and finish repairs in Missouri’s Fifth District.