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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA114 CHICAGO (Sept. 27, 2010) - U.S
National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2011 -- Feb 28-Mar 4, 2011 National Invasive Species Awareness Week. A week of activities, briefings, and events in Washington D.C. to highlight what is being done across the nation and around the world to stop and slow the spread of invasive species. * See…
(Seattle – Sept. 27, 2010) Under a complaint filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lynn Babington and ARK Fisheries, Inc. could face a maximum penalty of up to $177,500 for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act over a five year period
(Seattle – Sept. 27, 2010) John C. Berry & Sons, Inc. agreed to pay a $15,000 fine for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at its oil storage and distribution facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho under an order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
NOAA's Fisheries Service first prohibited commercial and recreational fishing in federal waters impacted by the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill as a seafood safety measure in early May. The closed area was 88,522 square miles or 37 percent of the Gulf of Mexico federal waters at its largest and…
The complex network of predators and prey that inhabit Lake Michigan has changed so drastically in recent decades that future trends for the food web are murky, according to scientists at the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab (GLERL), the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Limnology and…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 27, 2010) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced its decision to place the Vienna Wells site in Vienna, Mo., on the federal Superfund National Priorities List (NPL)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it intends to propose a rule to reduce mercury waste from dental offices. Dental amalgams, or fillings containing mercury, account for 3.7 tons of mercury discharged from dental offices each year
(New York, N.Y.) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) placed a section of the Black River, which runs through the villages of Carthage and West Carthage in Jefferson County, NY, on its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today added Newtown Creek in New York City to its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today added Newtown Creek in New York City to its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 27, 2010) - EPA Region 7 will host a public meeting on October 4 in St. Louis to present a report on options for cleaning up the Carter Carburetor Superfund Site
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 27, 2010) - EPA has awarded $485,000 to the City of Topeka, Kan., for improvements to its drinking water and sewer systems. The project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2012
Historically related, but less well known than the Spring festival of Passover’s retelling of the Exodus, is the Fall festival of Sukkot (pronounced sooKOTE). Eight days long, it traditionally requires “dwelling” in small, crude, temporary huts, with roofs open to the elements and sky.…
Nebraska Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan (Aug 2010; PDF | 1.5 MB) Nebraska Invasive Species Project. The Nebraska ANS Plan will be submitted to the National ANSTask Force by Oct 1, 2010 for final approval. The plan's purpose is to providethe state's natural resource managers a…
Research Finds Economic Impact of Laurel Wilt Disease Could be "Catastrophic" (Sep 9, 2010) American Society for Horticultural Science. Scientists have found that the invasive fungus called laurel wilt disease and the redbay ambrosia beetle, which carries laurel wilt, represent a…
Non-native Pet Amnesty Day Event -- Sep 25, 2010 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Jacksonville Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. People can surrender exotic pets free of charge with no questions asked and with no penalties. * See our Florida page for more resources.
Use of Wasp to Track EAB (Emerald Ash Borer) Increases (PDF | 43 KB) (Sep 1, 2010) USDA . FS . Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry. As the EAB , an ash tree killer, edges closer to New England woods, forest health managersare expanding a promising technique to detect low-level pest…
National Wildlife Refuge System Closes Caves to Slow Spread of White-Nose Syndrome (PDF | 410 KB) (Sep 13, 2010) DOI . Fish and Wildlife Service. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Refuge System has decided to close caves and abandoned mines on refuges and implement research…