(Buffalo, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finished its evaluation of data from samples taken at the Hillcrest Industries site and surrounding community to measure for volatile organic compounds in the air. At EPA’s request, the data was also evaluated by the Agency for Toxic…
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 28, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Frederick W. Hertrich, III and his project manager, Charles Ernesto, will jointly pay a $100,000 penalty for violating the Clean Water Act at a site in Federalsburg, Caroline County, Md. The alleged…
Cross-posted from the Administrator’s Blog By Administrator Lisa P. Jackson This week marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of ecologist Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking 1962 book Silent Spring. By 1970, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was established. That’s no coincidence.…
By Marita Mirzatuny Next week, I am pleased to speak on a panel at the second annual SXSW Eco Conference . My panel will explore How "Big Data" Fits into the Smart Grid Evolution . Each day, people generate billions of data points and this “big data” is all around us. How we manage…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will travel to New Orleans Monday to deliver the keynote address at the Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), the largest annual water quality conference and…
By Happy Johnson, National Wildlife Federation Louisiana is facing a coastal crisis. We lose one football field of wetlands every hour. 1,900 square miles of land has been lost already since the 1930s, and another 1,800 square miles are expected to be lost within the next 50 years unless we…
By Marcelo Norsworthy | Bio While most of EDF’s freight transportation clean air efforts address emissions from the trucking and ocean sector, use of our nation’s railroad system for intermodal goods movement has been growing. In fact, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports that…
By Jamie Fine This commentary was originally posted on the EDF California Dream 2.0 Blog . San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) and Sudberry Properties have announced plans to incorporate breakthrough smart grid technology in the construction of Civita, the new master-planned development…
By Jamie Fine San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) and Sudberry Properties have announced plans to incorporate breakthrough smart grid technology in the construction of Civita, the new master-planned development in Mission Valley, California. With a focus on sustainability and…
PHILADELPHIA (September 28, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed a Safe Drinking Water Act administrative consent order with the U.S. Navy, and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) to take corrective action protecting the public water supply at Joint Base…
More controversy over proposed coal handling terminal By Sabrina Wilson, WVUE-TV. September 27, 2012. "Myrtle Grove, La. — There is a new controversy over a proposed coal-handling facility…" ( Read more ) After Isaac, oyster harvest struggles The Associated Press. September 28, 2012.…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a plan to clean up lead contamination at the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site in Old Bridge and Sayreville, New Jersey. Lead is a toxic metal that is especially dangerous to children because their growing bodies can absorb more of…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a plan to clean up lead contamination at the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site in Old Bridge and Sayreville, New Jersey. Lead is a toxic metal that is especially dangerous to children because their growing bodies can absorb more of…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up contaminated soil, ground water and six waste disposal areas at the American Cyanamid Superfund Site in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, located adjacent to the Raritan River. The soil, ground water and…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to clean up contaminated soil, ground water and six waste disposal areas at the American Cyanamid Superfund Site in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, located adjacent to the Raritan River. The soil, ground water and…
By Evonne Marzouk I came to work at EPA because of my deep commitment to sustaining our environment and natural resources for ourselves and future generations. As an observant Jew, I’ve also expressed that commitment in another way: by creating and directing a national Jewish-environmental…
PHILADELPHIA (September 28, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a Consent Agreement and Final Order requiring Swamp Angel Energy, LLC, to pay a civil penalty of $54,324 and plug a well that was used illegally for dumping oil production brine waste. The well is located in…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New Pathway for Invasive Species -- Science Teachers (Aug 7, 2012) A survey of teachers from the United States and Canada found that one out of four educators who used live animals as part of their science curriculum released the…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Northern Research Station New Publications - Sep 2012 The Northern Research Station provides leading-edge forest science and technology applications to serve a wide range of clients in the 20-state region of the Northeast and…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Hormone Therapy for Fruit Flies Means Better Pest Control (Sep 4, 2012) The Mexican fruit fly is a significant quarantine pest that could inflict billions of dollars in losses to citrus, peach, pears, avocado and other crops if it…