But while Rice has environmental engineering, it’s not ABET accredited. OP should find out if the Civil accreditation covers Environmental. I put all the ABET accredited Evironmental above. Rice doesn’t list Environmental on their own page as covered (and Vandy doesn’t even offer the major).
More importantly, OP has said they don’t want to attend Rice - so that is reason alone to note apply.
Of course, we see the parental pressures being applied and that makes it tough for a student.
But I wouldn’t allow my child to choose a school that’s not accredited in a major - it will limit job opportunities (for some majors).
But the fact that OP is facing a - ED here, even though they don’t want to apply at all, is a bigger issue.