Chicago (July 23, 2012) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Park Nicollet Health Services to resolve allegations of Clean Air Act violations at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. EPA alleged the company failed to keep required records and submit…
Officials from NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the city of Santa Cruz today celebrated the opening of the Sanctuary Exploration Center, a state-of-the-art facility full of interpretive and hands-on exhibits highlighting the sanctuary’s extraordinary natural and cultural…
The White House today named two NOAA scientists and a NOAA-funded scientist as recipients of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
By Gina Snyder It started with me trying to take the shower head off my shower and clear off some of the mineral build-up. I broke it. So, I went to the local hardware store and looked at the options. Who knew you could spend hundreds of dollars for just a shower head? I looked [...]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reviewing technical information that is focused on pollution limits for new power plants under the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, based on new information provided by industry stakeholders after the rule was finalized
By Amy Miller Jargon is my nemesis. I rail against it for a living. But today I will break my own rule because today I want to write about triple the Triple Bottom Line. I love this concept developed in environmental and overlapping business circles. Basically it says what your mom always told you:…
(Boston, Mass. – July 20, 2012) – In a major milestone completing the protection of more than 95 percent of Massachusetts coastal waters from boat-generated sewage pollution, EPA has designated the coastal waters of Nantucket, Vineyard Sounds and the Islands, and Mt
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a plan for the contaminated ground water at the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Superfund site in South Plainfield, New Jersey that will prevent its use as a source of drinking water. The ground water associated with the site,…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a plan for the contaminated ground water at the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Superfund site in South Plainfield, New Jersey that will prevent its use as a source of drinking water. The ground water associated with the site,…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a plan for the contaminated ground water at the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Superfund site in South Plainfield, New Jersey that will prevent its use as a source of drinking water. The ground water associated with the site,…
(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 $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
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…
(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…
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 ).…