PRCC, EPA ink agreement

POPLARVILLE, Miss. -- Pearl River Community College and the Environmental Protection Agency signed an agreement to get students involved in environmental studies. The agreement between the PRCC Honors Institute and the EPA's Gulf of Mexico Program was signed Monday. PRCC honors students will be used in projects aimed at improving the environmental quality of the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico Program was founded in 1988 at NASA's Stennis Space Center. It promotes programs on environmental and cultural issues associated with preserving the Gulf Coast. It has several partnerships with universities, and PRCC is the first community college to sign on. (Source: Picayune Item, 11/27/12)