(San Juan, P.R.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a new series of public hearing sessions to accept public comments on its proposed action to approve an air permit to construct a waste to energy facility in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Energy Answers International, Inc. has proposed…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., July 19, 2012) – EPA is providing $30,000 in technical assistance to the City of Neosho, Mo., to protect water quality, reduce flooding and determine the best practices for managing rain water through the use of green infrastructure
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the Cooper’s Ferry Partnership in Camden, New Jersey has been selected to receive $70,000 worth of technical assistance to advance projects aimed at reducing water pollution in Camden. The EPA will provide the…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., July 19, 2012) – EPA is providing $70,000 in technical assistance to the City of Omaha, Neb., for development of tools that will encourage incorporation of green infrastructure into community improvement projects. “Green infrastructure…
Design features to reduce polluted runoff at Blake Street redevelopment part of $950,000 nationally to advance “green infrastructure” (Denver, Colo., July 19, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing $50,000 in technical assistance to develop innovative green…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it is providing $950,000 to help 17 communities expand green infrastructure use to improve water quality and protect people’s health and benefit communities. Green infrastructure uses vegetation and soil to manage…
(DALLAS – July 19, 2012) The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma $78,000 to provide continued support for the tribe’s water pollution control program. The funds will be used to take water samples on tribal lands and compile data which may show changes…
By Lina Younes While we often call Earth the “water planet” because 70% of its surface is covered by water, less than 1% of that precious resource is available for human use. Given the lower than average rainfall in the US and many places around the globe this summer, many of us are looking at…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Identification Resources Provides general resources to help identify unknown species that may be invasive. Species identification is important in helping gardeners, land managers, and landscape architects identify invasive species…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Invasive Plant Science and Management - Apr-Jun 2012 (Vol 5, Issue 2) is now available online. Note : Article abstracts are available to everyone. Full-text articles may require a subscription (USDA access through DigiTop ).…
By Kathy Sykes “To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands [...]
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated ground water at the Cayuga County Ground Water Contamination Superfund site located in Cayuga County, New York. The General Electric Company (GE) owned and manufactured semiconductors at a facility…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated ground water at the Cayuga County Ground Water Contamination Superfund site located in Cayuga County, New York. The General Electric Company (GE) owned and manufactured semiconductors at a facility…
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Calpine Corporation, owner of a 500-megawatt natural-gas fired power plant, $13,500 for the improper management of hazardous waste at its Yuba City, Calif. facility. A July 2009 inspection by EPA at the Sutter Energy Center, a…
NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette arrived back in its homeport of Honolulu on Saturday after scientists spent a month of collected nearly 50 metric tons of marine debris in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
(ATLANTA – July 17, 2012) The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General announced today a comprehensive Clean Water Act settlement with the city of Chattanooga,…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General announced today a comprehensive Clean Water Act settlement with the city of Chattanooga, Tenn.…
How climate change affects U.S. indigenous coastal cultures is the focus of the First Stewards symposium starting today at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
(DALLAS – July 17, 2012) The Environmental Protection Agency has fined US Liquids of Louisiana, LP, of Jennings, Louisiana, $13,552 for violating Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the Clean Water Act. A federal inspection of the company’s Bateman…
By Kimberly Williams Eating is one of my favorite activities. I’m a firm believer that food is exceptionally effective in building relationships, easing troubles, and celebrating triumphs. I also think that food can be one of the best areas for embracing green ideas. There are many ways to make…