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Coral reefs suffered record losses as a consequence of high ocean temperatures in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean in 2005 according to the most comprehensive documentation of basin-scale bleaching to date. Collaborators from 22 countries report that more than 80 percent of surveyed corals…
Environmental NewsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Kansas City, Kan., November 15, 2010) HPI Products, Inc., of St. Joseph, Mo., along with an affiliated property holding corporation and the owner of both companies, have agreed to pay a total of $150,000 in civil penalties, in addition to covering…
Environmental NewsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Kansas City, Kan., November 15, 2010) HPI Products, Inc., of St. Joseph, Mo., along with an affiliated property holding corporation and the owner of both companies, have agreed to pay a total of $150,000 in civil penalties, in addition to covering…
Federal and state agencies received $27.5 million to restore conditions for fish, birds, sensitive habitats, wildlife and recreational use of the Delaware River areas impacted in 2004 by an oil spill from the vessel Athos I.
NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 8,403 square miles of Gulf waters which extend from the Louisiana state water line to due south of the Alabama/Florida state line. This is the eleventh reopening in federal waters since July 22.
(New York, N.Y.) Long Islands Southampton Hospital has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enhance the hospitals environmental practices. The hospital has pledged to eliminate mercury, reduce and recycle solid waste, conserve energy and water, and…
(New York, N.Y.) Long Islands Southampton Hospital has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enhance the hospitals environmental practices. The hospital has pledged to eliminate mercury, reduce and recycle solid waste, conserve energy and water, and…
By Felicia ChouThere is this beaten up, raggedy Garbage Gremlin costume we wear to events or school talks every year to encourage people of all ages to reduce, reuse, and recycle. The crusty, mold-green fur reeks of decades’ worth of sweat and tears from the EPA employees that have braved…
(TALLAHASSEE Nov. 15, 2010) Today, Nov. 15, 2010, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Gwen Keyes Fleming will hold a press conference call to discuss the Agencys final standards to cut harmful nutrient pollution in Floridas inland waters. Nutrient pollution is…
The troposphere, the lower part of the atmosphere closest to the Earth, is warming and this warming is broadly consistent with both theoretical expectations and climate models, according to a new scientific study that reviews the history of understanding of temperature changes and their causes in…
(TALLAHASSEE Nov. 15, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized protective standards to help reduce water pollution that causes harmful algae blooms the thick, green muck that fouls clear water which can produce toxins harmful to humans, animals and ecosystems…
(Boston, Mass. Nov. 15, 2010) EPA recently presented a 2010 Energy Star Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Award to Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor, Maine. In 1998, a devastating ice storm in the region damaged local infrastructure and caused many homes and businesses to be wit...
(TALLAHASSEE Nov. 14, 2010) Tomorrow, Nov. 15, 2010, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Gwen Keyes Fleming will hold a press conference call to discuss the Agencys final standards to cut harmful nutrient pollution in Floridas inland waters. Nutrient pollution is…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA144(CHICAGO - Nov. 12, 2010) U.S. EPA will hold a public hearing next week in Chicago on a regulation to help ensure that E15 (gasoline containing greater than 10 percent by volume ethanol up to 15 percent) is only used in approved motor vehicles. EPA h...
(New York, N.Y. November 12, 2010) The Long Island Sound Futures Fund will provide $2,444,696 in grants to state and local governments and community groups to restore the health of the Long Island Sound. The Sound Futures Fund is financed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), th...
WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released two peer reviewed reports concerning dioxins emitted during the controlled burns of oil during the Deepwater Horizon BP spill. Dioxins are a category that describes a group of hundreds of potentially cancer-causing chem...
By Tiffany DelcourIndoor air quality (IAQ) in schools is my top priority – and here in the Louisiana Recovery School District (RSD) we’ve had our work cut out for us since Hurricane Katrina to ensure that our schools are as safe and healthy as they can be. But believe it or not, the issue of…
Stinging Ants Appear Eradicated on Maui (Oct 21, 2010) Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Rapid response and the development of innovative pest control methods coordinatedby the Hawaii Department of Agriculture has resulted in eradication ofan infestation of a highly invasive pest, called Little Fire…
See our Conference Calendar for more information: Australasian Section Wildlife Disease Association Conference 2010 -- Dec 13-17, 2010 Second International Congress - "Problematic Wildlife: Conservation and Management" -- Feb 3-5, 2011 59th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Branch…
Firewood Restriction in Effect on State Land (Nov 4, 2010) Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that only firewood purchased at a state park or from a DNR-approved vendor may be brought onto any DNR-administered lands. The firewood…