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Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Aug. 2, 2010) - EPA Region 7 has directed the Omaha Macy Public Water System, located on the Omaha Tribe Reservation in Thurston County, Neb., to lift a boil order in Macy, Neb., which had been in effect since July 13, 2010
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Aug. 2, 2010) - EPA has awarded $768,000 to Iola, Kan., for improvements to the sewer system. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, “It’s always a pleasure to help Kansas communities better protect their water resources
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named the 50 green power partners using the most renewable electricity
Debris flows pose the greatest hazard to people near Mount Rainier . A debris flow is a mixture of mud and rock debris that looks and behaves like flowing concrete. Giant debris flows sometimes develop when large masses of weak, water-saturated rock slide from the volcano's flanks. Many of these…
People from around the country write or call Prevent Blindness America daily seeking help affording the sometimes expensive treatments that can save their sight and improve their quality of life. Cataracts, a clouding of the eye’s naturally-clear lens, generally appear as we grow older. Over time,…
Not specifically. Our charge is to understand characteristics of the earth, especially the earth's surface, that affect our Nation's land, water, and biological resources. That includes quite a bit of environmental monitoring. Other agencies, especially NOAA and NASA, are specifically funded…
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco today commended the World Heritage Committee for adding Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List at its annual meeting in Brasilia,…
Yes. The main body of subsurface water is found in the saturated zone of aquifers. Aquifers can be only a few feet below the surface or more than a thousand feet deep. Aquifers are the primary source of drinking water in arid and semi-arid parts of the United States where the amount of surface water…
Real-time streamflow data are available from the U.S. Geological Survey for over 4200 stations throughout the United States . These data are available only through the World-Wide Web. The American Whitewater Affiliation provides a compilation of web pages and telephone numbers where real-time…
Floods are a dangerous hazard throughout the world. On average in the United States, about 165 people are killed and about $2 billion of damage occurs each year. Most people underestimate the power and destructiveness of flood waters.
(Dallas, Texas - July 30, 2010) On Monday, August 2, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting to provide an update on the Agency's review of several air regulations covering the oil and gas industry and to solicit public comments from the public
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency marked the beginning of Cataract Awareness Month by announcing a new peer-reviewed report predicting that more than 22 million additional cataract cases will be avoided for Americans born between 1985 and 2100 due to the Montreal Protocol
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold two public listening sessions on potential changes to the water quality standards regulation before proposing a national rule
Southern Florida, the Florida Keys and the East Coast are not likely to experience any effects from the remaining oil on the surface of the Gulf as the oil continues to degrade and is hundreds of miles away from the loop current, according to a new NOAA analysis. This analysis assumes the Deepwater…
While visiting Denver over Memorial Day weekend, I walked from my downtown hotel to the lower downtown area and the South Platte River. I did not expect to see a revitalized waterfront with very busy bicycle paths lining the river along with new apartments and condos. The rapids at Confluence Park,…
Zebra Mussels Found in Lake Minnetonka (Jul 28, 2010) Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists have confirmed a report that several tiny zebra mussels have been found in Lake Minnetonka. The DNR has focused significant efforts on Lake…
NOAA Awards $2.5 Million for Research on Invasive Species in the Great Lakes (Jul 23, 2010) DOC . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA has awarded $2.5 million to University of Notre Dame's Center for Aquatic Conservation and its partners to predict the next wave of invasive…
(07/29/10) LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice and the South Coast Air Quality Management District announced that Lifoam Industries, Inc