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Burning Invasive Juniper Trees Boosts Perennial Grass Recovery (Aug 27, 2010) USDA . Agricultural Resarch Service. ARS rangeland scientists have figured out that cutting down invasive juniper trees and burning them in the wintertime not only reduces the wildfire risk from the dead trees, but also…
WASHINGTON – As a new generation of cars and light trucks start appearing on the market, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S
NOAA’s National Weather Service is closely monitoring the strengthening Hurricane Earl in the western Atlantic Ocean. For the latest forecasts visit weather.gov or hurricanes.gov.
By Wendy SchumacherPrior to relocating to Washington in 2007, I had to sell my home in Fort Collins, Colorado. The biggest challenge to marketing the property wasn’t the original1962 kitchen cabinets or the three feet of snow covering the beautiful drought tolerant garden, it was determining if…
Today NOAA reopened 4,281 square miles of Gulf waters off western Louisiana to commercial and recreational fishing. The reopening was announced after consultation with FDA and under a re-opening protocol agreed to by NOAA, the FDA, and the Gulf states.
All currently available USGS material on the Bakken Assessment can be found on our website at http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/oilgas/noga/ (choose Bakken/Williston Basin on the map to see available documents), including a summary of the geology, geologic model, and methodology in poster format on our…
Lisa P. JacksonAdministratorI was in New Orleans visiting my mother in the days before Hurricane Katrina struck. As the warnings grew more dire, we packed a car and drove out of the city, escaping the destructive force of the storm and the water that flooded the home where I grew up.While my mother…
By Kiri KronerThis week I joined several other members from EPA’s Emerging Leaders Network (ELN) to participate in the kickoff of our Chesapeake Bay Expedition. We volunteered at the Earth Conservation Corps (ECC) located in southeast DC and helped clean up a little trash along the Anacostia…
Comment period open through Sept 30 (Denver, Colo. – August 26, 2010) – The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in north-central Montana has applied to the U.S
(New York, N.Y.) In its ongoing efforts to require Tonawanda Coke Corporation (TCC) to comply with environmental regulations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the coke manufacturing facility to comply with its Clean Water Act permit
By Lina YounesDuring last week’s blog on “do-it-yourselfers” and the environment, I mentioned how proper maintenance of cooling/heating equipment and household appliances will help you save money and protect the environment. Well, the same thing applies to cars. Taking care of your car means…
Por Lina YounesEn el blog de la semana pasada, mencioné la importancia de mantener adecuadamente los equipos de aire acondicionado, calefacción y enseres eléctricos caseros para ahorrar dinero y proteger el medio ambiente. Lo mismo aplica a los autos. El cuidar su auto debidamente significa mucho…
Grants Respond to the Spread of Invasive Mussels in the West (Aug 24, 2010) DOI . Fish and Wildlife Service. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that nearly $600,000 willbe awarded to nine projects targeting three of the highest priorities from theQuagga-Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western…
A relatively new type of El Niño, which has its warmest waters in the central-equatorial Pacific Ocean, rather than in the eastern-equatorial Pacific, is becoming more common and progressively stronger, according to a new study by NASA and NOAA. The research may improve our understanding of the…
(Boston, Mass. – Aug. 25, 2010) – Under the terms of a Consent Decree lodged in federal court, the City of Revere, Mass
(ANNAPOLIS Md. – August 25, 2010) The U.S. EPA today announced that pilot funding is available to local governments and non-governmental organizations in the Anacostia River watershed under the Green Streets-Green Jobs initiative
NOAA and SeaWeb have entered into a partnership to enhance understanding of the nation's valuable, but increasingly vulnerable coral reef ecosystems in the Caribbean, Florida, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. Sometimes referred to as the 'rainforests of the sea's; coral reefs provide…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA098 Chicago (Aug. 25, 2010) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5's Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative awarded a $630,500 grant to South Shore Clean Cities Inc
Federal officials today commissioned NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada, a state-of-the-art research vessel that will study a wide range of marine life and ocean conditions along the West Coast.