This past school year, nearly 94,000 students from 322 schools joined the Green Team, which is comprised of students who share the goals of reducing pollution and protecting the environment. The program is promoted by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and the state Department of Environmental Protection. “What today’s students learn in this program will help them become the environmental leaders of tomorrow,” said Gov. Deval Patrick in a press release. “Their work, and the work of their teachers, will help benefit the Commonwealth for generations to come.” Students took part in a range of activities that included expanding school recycling programs, starting a compost pile used in gardens and making their school driveways “Idle-Free Zones.”