WASHINGTON – With winter quickly approaching, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is highlighting ten tips for Americans to protect their health, save money, and lower energy while enjoying the winter holiday season. 1. Maintain your heating equipment to lower utility bills. Heating…
By Dan Grossman Ten of the nation’s 100 largest natural gas fields are located in Colorado. Three of the nation’s largest 100 oil fields are located here. Overall, Colorado is host to over 45,000 oil and gas wells. And yet, the agency here in Colorado responsible for inspecting oil and gas…
Financing for teacher action projects, reducing fast-food packaging on UC campuses SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded more than $214,000 in grants to the Product Stewardship Institute, Inc. and the Monterey Bay Aquarium to reduce sources of marine…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Oct. 18, 2012) - EPA Region 7 has reached an agreement with PerkinElmer, Inc., for the investigation, mitigation and cleanup of hazardous wastes at the Chicago Heights Boulevard Site in north St. Louis County, Mo. The agreement is subject to a…
By Lina Younes, For me, there are very few things that make me feel more “at home” when I visit Puerto Rico than when I listen to the melodious voice of a small little frog called the coquí. Call it nostalgia, call it idyllic musings, but when I hear the nocturnal coquí chants I am [...]
By Jamie Fine | Bio GridWeek 2012 convened earlier this month in Washington D.C., and as a first time attendee, I left breathless and hopeful – yet confused – by inexplicable lingering complacency. Unbeknownst to me, by agreeing to be a panelist in two sessions, I was setting up a comparative…
By Jonathan Camuzeaux This article was originally posted at California Dream 2.0 . Following today’s California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) board meeting , the next major milestone in California’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is on November 14 th , when California…
By Larissa Koehler By: Jonathan Camuzeaux, EDF Research Analyst Following today’s California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) board meeting , the next major milestone in California’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is on November 14 th , when California will hold the first…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today launched a new app and website to help people find information on the condition of thousands of lakes, rivers and streams across the United States from their smart phone, tablet or desktop computer. Available at…
The western half of the continental U.S. and central and northern Alaska could be in for a warmer-than-average winter, while most of Florida might be colder-than-normal December through February, according to NOAA’s annual Winter Outlook announced today from the agency’s new Center for Weather…
BP could reap billions of dollars in tax credits from oil spill settlement By George Talbot, The Press-Register (Mobile, Ala.). October 18, 2012. "BP, which caused the biggest environmental catastrophe ever seen on U.S. shores, may be poised to receive the biggest tax break in American history…
By Ryan Rastegar, Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign Coordinator Today marks the 40 th anniversary of the signing of the Clean Water Act ! In effect since October 18, 1972, this federal law prevents the releasing of toxic substances into our waters. The enforcement of this law is…
New England has received a lot of media attention recently about the fisheries disaster declared by President Barack Obama. The precipitous decline in groundfish in New England waters has created an imminent need to help fishermen and fishing communities that depend on stable healthy fish…
By Nancy Stoner I am proud to be at EPA in 2012 for the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the nation’s foremost law for protecting our most irreplaceable resource. I often think about how a generation ago, the American people faced health and environmental threats in their waters that are…
By Alex Hanafi With 2012 shaping up to be the hottest La Niña year on record and global greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise, initiatives to reduce global warming pollution are ever more critical. A new EDF report presents important lessons from the experience of the world’s first…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) Prevention Best Management Practice (BMP) Manuals (2012) Cal-IPC has published two prevention best management practice (BMP) manuals: one for land managers, and one for transportation and…
The temperature of basalt lava at Kilauea reaches 1,160 degrees Celsius (2,120 degrees Fahrenheit). -- USGS/VHP Website, 1998 The tube system (lava tubes) of episode 53 (Pu'u O'o eruption, Hawaii) carried lava for 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the vent to the sea. So efficient were the tubes…
(10/17/12) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) a $9,542,000 million grant for its Clean Water State Revolving Fund and an $18,327,000 million grant for its Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $218 million to New York State to help finance improvements to water projects that are essential to protecting public health and the environment. The funds will primarily be used to upgrade sewage plants and drinking water systems…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $78 million to New Jersey to help finance improvements to water projects that are essential to protecting public health and the environment. The funds will primarily be used to upgrade sewage plants and drinking water systems…