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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a web-based discussion forum to gather public input on how the agency can improve protection of drinking water
(Boston, Mass. - Aug. 17, 2010) – Even in a tight economy, parents and students still need a back-to-school shopping trip for clothes, backpacks, computers and school supplies
(Boston, Mass. - Aug. 17, 2010) – Even in a tight economy, parents and students still need a back-to-school shopping trip for clothes, backpacks, computers and school supplies
(Boston, Mass. – Aug. 17, 2010) – The United States has filed an action in U.S. District Court against the operators and owners of an inks and paint products manufacturing facility in Danversport, Mass., that exploded and burned the day before Thanksgiving, 2006
By Amanda Sweda During the past few years I’ve had some major life events to plan and save money for….first a wedding, then a year later we had a baby….So I try to pinch pennies here and there because it really does add up. Lately I am trying to be better about not only saving money [...]
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Selection of Collaborative Forest Restoration Projects (Aug 13, 2010) U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the selection of Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration projects in nine states that promote healthier, safer…
Invasive Bullfrogs Done in by Flash Floods (Aug 13, 2010) Discovery News. Scientists surveying native tree frogs and invasive bullfrogs in the mountain oases for Mexico's Baja California found evidence that the bullfrogs are blindsided by infrequent, powerful tropical cyclones that can occur.…
Burbot Captured in Green River (Aug 6, 2010) Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. On Jul 28, researchers with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources found a 21-inch burbot in the Green River below Flaming Gorge dam. Burbot are not native to Utah and are a voracious predator, capable of breeding in…
Zebra mussels are native to fresh water rivers and lakes in Eastern Europe and western Asia. In 1769, Pallas first described populations of this species from the Caspian Sea and Ural River in Russia. For more information, click http://nas.er.usgs.gov/taxgroup/mollusks/zebramussel/
By Larry TellerIt’s fascinating if sometimes confounding to see how people perceive health risks and then act on their beliefs, especially when there’s a big disparity in how rationally they deal with, or manage, varying risks. Take, for example, my experience these past few weeks while on jury…
U.S. communities on or near volcanoes are at risk from ground-based volcanic hazards that can quickly destroy towns, disrupt communication, and shut off transportation routes. By monitoring volcanoes, the people who live, work, and play, near the volcano slopes can be notified when the volcano…
While conducting mapping surveys west of Key West, Fla. the evening of August 14, the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson heard a radio report from the U.S. Coast Guard that a small aircraft with one person aboard had crashed in the water about 30 miles away from the vessel. The crew of the Thomas Jefferson…
(PHILADELPHIA - August 13, 2010) EPA today announced draft sediment limits as the next step in establishing the Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) for the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
PHILADELPHIA (August 13, 2010) -- Even with a tight economy parents and students still need the back-to-school shopping trip for clothes, backpacks, computers and school supplies
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold three public hearings on its proposed “transport rule,” which would cut power plant pollution that drifts across the borders of 31 eastern states and the District of Columbia
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., August 13, 2010) - EPA has approved Kansas’ 2010 list of impaired waters, which removes 264 waters from the previous impaired waters list and adds 468 waters. This brings the total number of impaired waters in the state to 1,387
The combined global land and ocean surface temperature made this July the second warmest on record, behind 1998, and the warmest averaged January-July on record. The global average land surface temperature for July and January–July was warmest on record. The global ocean surface temperature for…
Hi, I’m Flo, and I am the spokesgallon for EPA’s WaterSense program! I just got back from kicking off the We’re for Water campaign by traveling across the country to spread the word about water efficiency. Now that I’m home in D.C., I wanted to take a minute to tell you about why I care…
VHS Test Results In; Fish Disease Has Not Spread Inland (Aug 10, 2010) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources . State fisheries officials reported that the potentially deadly Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia fish virus did not spread to any inland Wisconsin waters that were tested for the virus in…
MetroInvasive - Globalization, Metropolitan Areas, Invasive Species MetroInvasive. Collaborative project between Federal Agencies and Universities researchers.Provides a perspective that considers urban areas as hubs of human-mediated invasionsin natural and managed ecosystems and provides resources…