USDA Announces Quarantine to Prevent Spread of Citrus Disease (Jun 17, 2010)
USDA Announces Quarantine to Prevent Spread of Citrus Disease (Jun 17, 2010) USDA . Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is issuing an interim rule announcing a plant quarantine in several states and…
Alaska Invasive Weeds Awareness Week (Jun 10, 2010)
Alaska Invasive Weeds Awareness Week (Jun 10, 2010) Governor Sean Parnell. Governor Parnell declared Jun 20-26, 2010 Alaska Invasive Weeds Awareness Week.See Invasive Plants for more information from the Alaska Committee for Noxiousand Invasive Plants Management. * See our Alaska page for more…
Webcast: EPA Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) -- Jun 24, 2010, 1 pm
Webcast: EPA Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) -- Jun 24, 2010, 1 pm EPA . Office of Wastewater Management. On Jun 2, EPA announcedpublic availability of a draftNational Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit (PesticidesGeneral Permit) for pointsource…
New Invasive Species Conferences
See our Conference Calendar for more information: Wisconsin Headwaters Invasive Partnership (WHIP) Informational Meeting; Oneida, Vilas Counties -- Jun 29, 2010 Alaska Invasive Species Conference 2010 -- Oct 26-28, 2010 5th International Conference and Exhibiton on Ballast Water Management (ICBWM)…
National Plant Disease Recovery System: Plant Diseases That Threaten U.S. Agriculture
Plant Diseases That Threaten U.S. Agriculture: Identified and Prepared For Under the National Plant Disease Recovery System USDA . ARS . Office of Pest Management. These recovery plans are a cooperative effort of university, industry, and government scientists. The plans outline what the scientists…
WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, SANITARY AUTHORITY AGREES TO CLEAN UP SEWAGE DISCHARGES TO THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
Florida -- Invasive Swamphen Thrives in Florida (May 17, 2010)
Invasive Swamphen Thrives in Florida (May 17, 2010) United Press International. An invasive bird called the purple swamphen has started to multiply in the Everglades, prompting concerns from wildlife managers that the wetlands ecosystem could suffer as native species are muscled out. See…
New Jersey Strategic Management Plan for Invasive Species (2009)
New Jersey Strategic Management Plan for Invasive Species (2009; PDF | 4.5 MB) New Jersey Invasive Species Council. The Recommendations of the New Jersey Invasive Species Council to Governor Jon S. Corzine, pursuant to New Jersey Executive Order #97; final plan approved Aug 2009. * See our…
Plant Smart -- What You Can Do
Plant Smart -- What You Can Do The Nature Conservancy. Plant Smart. Plant Smart is a campaign to encourage careful planting and to protect America'strees from harmful foreign species. Plant nurseries, recreation groups, landowners and conservationists are uniting in support of stronger…
Fourth Annual National Pollinator Week -- Jun 21-27, 2010
Fourth Annual National Pollinator Week -- Jun 21-27, 2010 Pollinator Partnership. Pollinators DOI . Fish and Wildlife Service. Includes presention that provides an introduction to pollinators. * See our In the News section for more resources.
Energy Star Helps Auto Plants Improve Energy Efficiency
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Houston Man Added to EPA’s Fugitive List / Man pleaded guilty to tax fraud resulting from illegal fuel blending scheme
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added Yousef Ishaq Abuteir of Houston, Texas to the agency’s fugitive Web site for failing to appear for scheduled court proceedings
Does "stage" tell you how much water is flowing in a stream?
Not directly. You cannot say that because a stream rises (doubles) from a 10-foot stage to a 20-foot stage that the amount of water flowing also doubles. Think of a cereal bowl with a rounded bottom. Pour one inch of milk in it. It doesn't take much milk to make it up to the one inch level…
New NOAA Website Highlights Economic and Ecological Value of America’s Coast
NOAA today launched State of the Coast, an important new website that provides coastal managers, planners and officials at all levels of government a snapshot of statistics, facts and graphics about America’s 95,000-miles of coastline.
Two Massachusetts Companies Face Fines for Clean Water Act Violations
(Boston, Mass. – June 22, 2010) – Discharges of muddy storm water from a construction site, in violation of the federal Clean Water Act, has prompted EPA to file an enforcement action seeking penalties against two companies constructing a residential development in Ayer, Mass
Cleaning Up Newtown Creek, New York
Since 1986, I have had the privilege to be one of EPA’s sets of eyes underwater as a member of the EPA Dive Team in Region 10. With a dry suit, dry gloves, and full face mask, diving safely into urban waters, such as the Lower Duwamish Waterway near Seattle, to coax their secrets for [...]
Science Wednesday: I’m an American and Environmental Protection was “My” Idea
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.The genius behind the Microsoft advertising slogan, “I’m a PC and Windows 7 was my idea,” is that it takes a basic, nonspecific truth—companies use customer feedback when updating their…
Study Shows Big Economic Benefits of NOAA PORTS® Ocean Observing System in Portland, Ore.
The lower Columbia River area receives an estimated annual economic benefit of $6.4 million in savings and direct income from the operation of NOAA’s Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System, also known as PORTS®, according to a new study by NOAA and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
What is the importance of streamgaging and collecting streamflow data?
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) stream-gaging program provides streamflow data for a variety of purposes that range from current needs, such as flood forecasting, to future or long-term needs, such as detection of changes in streamflow due to human activities or global warming. The development of…
NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
NOAA has expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include areas where the oil slick is moving beyond the current boundaries off of the Florida panhandle and due south of Mississippi.