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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has issued voluntary information requests to nine natural gas service companies regarding the process known as hydraulic fracturing
By Lina Younes Not long ago, I was in the market for a new car. As with any major purchase, I decided to do some research. I had three requirements for this new vehicle. I wanted it to meet the highest safety standards. I wanted it to get good mileage and not to break the bank [...]
Por Lina YounesNo hace tanto tiempo que yo estaba considerando comprar un auto nuevo. Como se trataba de una compra importante, decidí investigar el asunto. Yo tenía tres requisitos para este nuevo vehículo. Quería que cumpliera con los estándares más altos de seguridad. Buscaba un vehículo…
A NOAA Fisheries report finds the port of New Bedford, Mass. the top spot for value of landings for the tenth year in a row. The New Bedford port brought in $249.2 million in 2009, an increase of $7.9 million over the previous year. The amount of fish landed was also up by 23.6 million pounds, with…
The average American ate 15.8 pounds of fish and shellfish in 2009, a slight decline from the 2008 consumption figure of 16.0 pounds, according to a NOAA Fisheries Service report out thrusday.
USDA Confirms Citrus Disease in Texas and Louisiana (Aug 23, 2010) USDA . Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the presence of Elsinoë australis . This is the first detection in the U.S. of…
National Invasive Species Strategy for Mexico Estrategia Nacional Sobre Especies Invasoras en México: Prevención, Control y Erradicación (2010: PDF | 3.5 MB) / Programa de Especies Invasoras de México Comisión Nacional Para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (National Commission for…
EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants Awarded (Sep 7, 2010) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced the first round of grant awards under President Barack Obama's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative . The initative…
Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid USDA . Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making available to the public an Environmental Assessment for the proposed Asian Citrus Psyllid Control Program…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 8, 2010) - EPA has selected Jefferson City, Mo., for green design assistance that includes cleaning up and recycling vacant lands, providing greater housing and transportation choices, reducing energy costs and improving waterways
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Sept. 14, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will deliver the keynote address at a conference marking the 40th anniversary of the Clean Air Act
Congressman Norm Dicks and Congressman Adam Smith join with EPA to announce science grants and unveil new plans for Puget Sound Research Institute in Tacoma (Seattle—Sept
(09/08/10) HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published a Final Rule in the Federal Register designating an ocean disposal site offshore of Guam for clean sediments from dredging projects
(PHILADELPHIA – September 8, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to hold 18 public meetings this fall to discuss the draft Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) – a strict “pollution diet” to restore local waters and the Chesapeake Bay
The contiguous United States had its fourth-warmest summer (June-August) on record, according to the latest NOAA State of the Climate report issued on Wednesday, Sept. 8.
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 8, 2010) - EPA has determined that the U.S
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.I’m from a small town in Colorado. Not much industry, not many people. It was great growing up with clean air, clear streams, corn fields, cows, and wide open skies.Now I work at one of EPA’s…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 7, 2010) - News media representatives and the public are invited to attend a Sept. 10 event in Lincoln, Neb., to highlight sewer improvements at Stevens Creek Basin
WASHINGTON – As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2010 Game Day Challenge, colleges across the country will compete to see who can reduce, reuse, and recycle the most waste
(Dallas, Texas – September 7, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the City of Houston and the City of Albuquerque will receive grants to advance greenhouse gas reduction activities as part of the Agency’s Climate Showcase Communities initiative