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Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., June 3, 2010) - EPA has awarded $242,000 to Junction City, Kan., for improvements to the current drinking water system
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA60 CHICAGO (June 3, 2010) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has invited Crow Wing County, Minn., and surrounding area residents to comment on a proposed permit for an underground injection well
Have you ever listened to the weather report and wished that the weatherman missed the mark? Well, after learning that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s forecast projects a “busy Atlantic hurricane season” this year, we all hope these predictions don’t materialize. Given…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a final new health standard for sulfur dioxide (SO2)
Mutant gene link to West Nile virus in horses (Jun 2, 2010) University of Adelaide (Australia). According to scientists at the University of Adelaide, the same mutated gene that makes human more susceptiable to the potentially fatal West Nile virus is also responsible for the virus affecting…
Using Remote Sensing to Track Invasive Trees (May 21, 2010) USDA. Agricultural Research Service. A team of Agricultural Research Service scientists has refined remote sensing tools for identifying invasive Ashe juniper shrubs and trees in central Texas and nearby regions. These findings can help…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Recent Grants Awarded: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Nearly $5 Million in Grants to Help Imperiled Species (May 20, 2010) DOI . Fish and Wildlife Service. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that nearly $5 million in grants will be going to six…
Fish Sampling Operation Complete on Little Calumet River (PDF | 123 KB) (May 25, 2010) Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee completed their sampling and data collection operation on the Little Calumet River in South Chicago on May 25. Fisheries…
Quagga Mussel May Have Been Found in Sand Hollow (May 22, 2010) Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Divers have found what appears to be a live adult quagga mussel in Sand Hollow Reservoir. To protect other lakes and reservoirs in Utah, the state has issued an Aquatic Invasive Species Closure Order…
Boat Inspection Stations Open in Oregon to Target Aquatic Invasive Species (May 25, 2010) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Boaters in Oregon waterways may be asked to stop to have their motorboat or paddlecraft inspected in an effort to keep Oregon's waters healthy and free of invasive…
Are Protected Areas in Africa Harbouring Invasive Species? (May 20, 2010) International Union for Conservation of Nature. Protected areas, long thought of as safe refuges for animals and plants, areunder increasing threats from invasive species which not only affect biodiversitybut also people’s…
See our Conference Calendar for more information: Lake Champlain 2010 Conference: Our Lake, Our Future -- Jun 7-8, 2010 Invasive Species Advisory Committee Meeting -- Jun 22-Jun 24, 2010 Quad-County Noxious and Invasive Weeds Conference (Gage, Saline, Jefferson and Pawnee Counties - Nebraska) -- Jun…
(PHILADELPHIA – June 2, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has ordered two Virginia farms to cease discharging pollutants to a stream without a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, as required by the Clean Water Act
(PHILADELPHIA – June 2, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has ordered a Manheim Pa. farm to stop discharging pollutants to a stream without a required Clean Water Act permit. On April 1, EPA inspected the farm of Melvin and Moses Petersheim of Manheim Pa
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., June 2, 2010) - EPA has awarded $291,000 to Boone, Iowa, for funding the final phase of a sanitary sewer replacement project
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.A little while ago I visited Dr. Joel Schwartz in his office at the Harvard School of Public Health to find out about his research findings as part of the EPA-funded Harvard Particulate Matter Research…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., June 2, 2010) - EPA has awarded $970,000 to Derby, Kan., for improvements to the sewer system
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a new permit requirement that would decrease the amount of pesticides discharged to our nation's waters and protect human health and the environment
(Boston, Mass. – June 2, 2010) – Four Rhode Island communities, Warwick, North Providence, East Greenwich and South Kingstown, have partnered to receive a $497,492 EPA grant to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in municipal and residential buildings
¿Alguna vez ha escuchado el informe del tiempo y deseado que se equivocaran? Bueno, después de escuchar el pronóstico de la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica anticipando una “temporada activa de huracanes en el Atlántico” este año, todos esperamos que sus predicciones no se…