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College students honored for high tech environmental inventions

This team from Cornell University won the EPA's P3 Award for their invention that improves cookstove fuel resources in struggling countries such as Kenya by burning solid fuel without oxygen, which can reduce emissions and create "biochar" for soil enrichment. Photo source: EPA

Each award-winning team qualifies to receive a grant of up to $90,000 to further develop their design and potentially bring it to the marketplace. Previous P3 award winners have started successful businesses and are globally marketing their technologies.

Courtney, students at Capitol to testify on student loan interest rates

Rep. Courtney introduced the Student Loan Relief Act (H.R. 1595) to lock in the lower rate for two years, which would allow the Congress the time it needs to craft a long-term solution to the student loan debt crisis.