Company among 25 selected nationally under EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research program (Denver, Colo. -- May 23, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Dickinson, N.D. - based SolarBee, Inc
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that BP North America Inc. has agreed to pay an $8 million penalty and invest more than $400 million to install state-of-the-art pollution controls and cut emissions from BP’s petroleum…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- WSSA Says Online Databases and Smartphone Apps Make It Easier than Ever to Track Invasive Weeds (May 21, 2012) Online databases and new smartphone applications are making it easier than ever to track and map infestations of…
SAN FRANCISCO— The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared a portion of western Pinal County, Ariz. to be in nonattainment for the 1987 federal PM10 coarse particulate matter standard. Today’s redesignation is based on EPA’s October 2010 proposal and recent air quality monitoring data…
By Maribeth Bambino Chitkara, MD It was almost a year after her initial diagnosis at the age of 26, just around Thanksgiving, when we found out that my younger sister Melissa’s melanoma had spread. From that point on, Melissa’s battle with melanoma was a blur of surgeries, radiation and…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Many New Upcoming Invasive Species Related Conferences added (U.S. and International), including : Pacific NorthWest Economic Region's 2012 Invasive Species Conference - "The Power of Partnerships" -- Jul 19-19, 2012…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- The Economic Cost of Large Constrictor Snakes (Jan 2012) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with many organizations, has spent more than $6 million since 2005 finding and applying solutions to the growing problem of…
(Albany, NY) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck was joined by Congressional Representative Paul Tonko, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Deputy Commissioner Eugene Leff and Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia on the shore of the Hudson River to mark…
(Albany, NY) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith Enck was joined by Congressional Representative Paul Tonko, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Deputy Commissioner Eugene Leff and Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia on the shore of the Hudson River to mark…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week -- May 20-26, 2012: Spot the Purple Trap for EAB Awareness Week (May 21, 2012) EAB is one of many "Hungry Pests" that can cause significant damage to our country's natural resources.…
Andaman Island and the great sweep of the Sunda Arc, over 3,000 kilometers from NW Sumatra to the Banda Sea, results from the subduction of Indian Ocean crust beneath the Asian Plate. This arc includes 76 percent of the region's volcanoes, and those on either end are tectonically more complex.…
By Alisa Smith What disease do you think affects one in every five U.S. households, costs the U.S. $50 billion annually in medical expenses, accounts for 10.5 million missed school days every year, causes black children to be hospitalized at twice the rate of white children and to die at four times…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold two public hearings on May 24, 2012, on the proposed carbon pollution standard for new power plants. The proposed standard, which only applies to power plants built in the future, is flexible and would help minimize carbon…
(05/21/12) HONOLULU – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be holding two public hearings on the proposed Clean Air Act Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan for Hawaii, one in Kahului, Maui on May 31 and one in Hilo, Hawaii Island on June 1. Regional haze is visibility impairment caused…
By Melanie Vrabel I never imagined myself becoming a NASCAR fan. But sure enough, I find myself watching races on the weekends. It all started because my fiancée is an avid NASCAR fan (his favorite driver is #39, Ryan Newman…. I didn’t even need to Google Ryan’s name to find out his number!).…
(Boston, Mass. – May 20, 2012) – At the Mystic River Watershed Association’s 16th annual Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle, EPA and the Mystic River Watershed Association announced the sixth public reporting on the condition of the Mystic River since kicking off a collaborative effort…
Report assesses potential impacts of mining activity in the area (May 18, 2012—Seattle) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released for public comment a draft scientific study of the Bristol Bay watershed and its natural resources
WASHINGTON – Today, at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention in Washington, DC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized nearly 100 commercial building design projects submitted by 43 architecture firms that achieved Designed to Earn the Energy Star…
Today is Bike to Work Day. Two days ago, we blogged about the benefits of biking to work. Did you ride your bike to work today? If so, tell us about your experience in the comments below.
NOAA formally presented today to Alaska officials a new nautical chart for Kotzebue Sound in the Alaskan Arctic, a sparsely charted region that is seeing increased vessel traffic because of the significant loss of summer sea ice.