NOAA-supported scientists have found the size of this year’s Gulf of Mexico oxygen-free 'dead zone' to be the fourth smallest since mapping of the annual hypoxic, or oxygen-free area began in 1985.
By Jessica Orquina Do you check in everywhere you go? Are you the mayor of your favorite coffee shop, café, or park? Then you’ll want to check this out. I’m excited to announce that EPA has joined Foursquare! Here is the link to our page: http://foursquare.com/epagov On Foursquare, we’re…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- What Anglers Can Do To Fight Invasive Species (Jul 3, 2012) See how you can help prevent aquatic invasive species and protect our waters! * See our Aquatic Species - What You Can Do for more information and additional resources.
(PHILADELPHIA - July 27, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $173,400 to the Maryland Coastal Bays Program for student initiatives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin provided opening remarks and presented a check today at the Maryland…
By Jeanethe Falvey Nature and what we build in it has a way of redefining our notion of worst-case scenario. What more can we do, but forge ahead hoping it doesn’t happen to us? ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ ‘Katrina’, ‘Yellowstone River’… The list goes on. We live on a dynamic planet and…
Proposed rule would improve visibility at 18 National Parks and Wilderness Areas SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency extended the public comment period for a rule proposed earlier this month that would require additional pollution controls for nitrogen oxide at three…
By Lina Younes With this unrelenting heat and dry weather I didn’t think we would have a problem with mosquitoes in our area. However, it seems to me that there are unusual numbers of mosquitoes and other bugs this summer in spite of the limited rainfall in our region. In fact, you do not need…
Chicago (July 25, 2012) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Wisconsin’s program to reduce phosphorus levels in the Great Lakes and Wisconsin's inland waters. "EPA and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are working together to improve water quality by…
PHILADELPHIA (July 25, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has completed its sampling of private drinking water wells in Dimock, Pa
(PHILADELPHIA – July 25, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) and the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) have reached a settlement with Shenango Inc. (Shenango) resolving alleged air and water pollution…
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program launched the 2012 National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings with a record 3,200 buildings across the country going head to head to improve energy efficiency, lower utility costs and protect…
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program launched the 2012 National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings with a record 3,200 buildings across the country going head to head to improve energy efficiency, lower utility costs and protect…
By Amy Miller I have a headache. I just bought a new car and I tell you, it’s confusing. We have a van and an AWD wagon. We like them both, but as you know the gas is killing us. Let’s go for one of those 40 mpg and greater cars, I told my husband. [...]
(Boston, Mass. – July 25, 2012) – The Penobscot Indian Nation has received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for $148,924 to help reduce nonpoint source water pollution on their tribal lands. The grant was selected in a competitive review process among 52 proposals. A…
(Boston, Mass. – July 25, 2012) – A total of 334 buildings across the six New England states are among more than 3,200 buildings across the country competing in the 2012 National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. These buildings are going head to head to improve energy efficiency,…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a plan to clean up contaminated ground water beneath the White Chemical Corporation Superfund site in Newark, New Jersey. The ground water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds by past industrial activities at the…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a plan to clean up contaminated ground water beneath the White Chemical Corporation Superfund site in Newark, New Jersey. The ground water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds by past industrial activities at the…
Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., July 24, 2012) - EPA and Lincoln University (LU) officials will gather Friday, July 27, in Jefferson City, Mo., to present graduation certificates to high school and college students who have participated in a week-long water industry boot…
By Lina Younes There is no doubt that being “the first” at something is often newsworthy. For example, being the first to reach the finish line or being the first to set a world record. However, how many times being “the first” is truly historic? Such is the case of some women who were true…
Adam Eisele of EPA's Denver office recognized for work to improve air quality assessment and management in high altitude areas(Denver, Colo. -- July 24, 2012) Two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scientists have been named as recipients of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for…