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Nebraska Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan (May 5, 2010) Nebraska Invasive Species Project. The Nebraska Aquatic Nuisance Species Planning Committee, under direction of the National Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and the Nebraska Invasive Species Council, announced the development an…
USDA Treats New York Trees Against Asian Longhorned Beetle (Apr 5, 2010) USDA . Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. USDA 's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will treat a total of 39,195 trees susceptible to the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) with the insecticide imidacloprid in…
USDA Confirms New Citrus Disease (citrus black spot) in Florida (Apr 8, 2010) USDA . Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. USDA 's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence of Guignardia citricarpa , or citrus black spot , in Florida. * See our Emerging Issues for…
USDA Announces Additional Funding to Combat European Grapevine Moth in California (May 3, 2010) USDA . Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has released $1 million in contingency funds to prevent the spread of European grapevine moth…
Scientists Release Biocontrol for Waterhyacinth (May 18, 2010) USDA. Agricultural Research Service. ARS scientists and cooperators have released a new insect, Megamelus scutellaris , that will help control the invasive weed waterhyacinth . M. scutellaris is a small planthopper native to South…
Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week -- May 23-29, 2010 USDA . APHIS . APHIS News for States. First launched in 2004, Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Awareness Week was designed to increase public awareness regarding the risk associated with moving firewood and the spread of EAB. This year, 16 States and 3…
(Boston, Mass. – May 19, 2010) – A fifth-grade student from Springfield, Vt. has won a national sun safety poster contest for creating a poster to raise peoples’ awareness to protect themselves from harmful ultraviolet rays
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing action plans developed by 16 electric utility facilities with coal ash impoundments, describing the measures the facilities are taking to make their impoundments safer
The upper layer of the world’s ocean has warmed since 1993, indicating a strong climate change signal, according to a new study. The energy stored is enough to power nearly 500 100-watt light bulbs per each of the roughly 6.7 billion people on the planet.
The Arctic has profound significance for climate and functioning of ecosystems around the globe. Because the region is particularly vulnerable and prone to rapid change, NOAA must position itself to respond with quality products, services, and scientific research. To guide that effort, NOAA has…
WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P
WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P
WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P
Are Invasives Bad? Not Always, Say Brown Researchers (May 17, 2010) Brown University. New research at Brown University challenges the notion that invasive species cannot coexist with native animals. The researchers studied the Asian shore crab, which has proliferated along the Atlantic shore. In a…
Invasive Kudzu is Major Factor in Surface Ozone Pollution, Study Shows (May 17, 2010) University of Virginia. UVA Today. Kudzu , an invasive vine that is spreading across the southeastern U.S. northward, is a major contributor to large-scale increases of the pollutant surface ozone, according to a…
Emerald Ash Borer Found In Iowa Along Banks of the Mississippi River in Allamakee County (May 14, 2010) Iowa State University. Extension. This is the first confirmed EAB infestation in Iowa. * See our Emerging Issues for more resources.
More than 81 percent of gulf remains open to fishing. Closure area may be updated daily as necessary. Please visit http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov for more information.
NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., May 18, 2010) - EPA Region 7 and Grace Hill Settlement House will host a public event May 20, offering exhibits and information about Grace Hill’s plans for a $2 million project aimed at reducing diesel emissions and improving air quality in St. Louis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA54 Chicago (May 18, 2010) --- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has issued a complaint and final order against Sharp Homes-Hunter’s Ridge Development and Charles D. Sharp for failure to comply with federal stormwater rules