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WASHINGTON – Today a federal District Court judge in Washington D.C. issued an order extending by 30 days EPA’s deadline to issue emission standards for large and small boilers and solid waste and sewage sludge incinerators. EPA is disappointed that the extension was not longer
Company to improve accident prevention and preparedness; invest $169K in emissions controls (Denver, Colo-- January 20, 2011) Salt Lake City-based Thatcher Chemical Company (Thatcher), has agreed to settle a series of alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for $181,428
In 2010, NOAA satellites were critical in the rescues of 295 people from life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters. The satellites picked up distress signals from emergency beacons carried by downed pilots, shipwrecked boaters and stranded hikers, and…
Remarks by Dr. Jane Lubchenco at the National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment - 2011 Our Changing Oceans (Jan. 20, 2011).
(Seattle – January 20, 2011) – Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc., owner of an open-pit coal mine near Healy in Alaska’s central interior, has signed a Consent Agreement and Final Order that resolves water permit violations and numerous unpermitted discharges
By Lina YounesFor many years, I’ve tried to encourage my family to save energy and save water. There are simple steps we all can take at home, in the workplace, or in our communities that can go a long way towards protecting our health and the environment.For example, what’s one of the easiest…
Por Lina YounesPor muchos años, he tratado de alentar a mi familia a ahorrar energía y agua. He aquí algunos pasos sencillos que todos podemos tomar en el hogar, en el trabajo o en nuestras comunidades que tendrán repercusiones positivas en nuestro esfuerzo por proteger nuestra salud y el medio…
While wet and snowy weather has dominated the western U.S., persistent drought conditions are likely to linger in the Southern Plains and Southeast through mid to late spring, according to NOAA's National Weather Service.
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- 6th NEOBIOTA Conference "Biolgical Invasions in a Changing World - from Science to Management" DanBIF (Danish Biodiversity Information Facility). Sep 14-17, 2010 University of Copenhangen Copenhangen, Denmark NEOBIOTA…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- NeoBiota Journal Pensoft Publishers. NeoBiota is a new peer-reviewed, open-access, rapid online journal launched to accelerate research on all types of alien species and biological invasions: aquatic and terrestrial, animals,…
A free online educational workshop for formal and informal educators, ocean explorers, scientists and other interested members of the public will be available from NOAA later this month.
"This vote would take us back to the days when people could be denied coverage because of preexisting conditions or dropped from their insurance just because they get sick
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne today traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan to announce a cooperative agreement to develop and adapt hydraulic hybrid technology for the light duty auto market
Gila River Indian Community’s plan serves as a model for tribes nationwide SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized six landfill methane capture projects and partners for their innovation in generating renewable energy and protecting the climate and people’s health by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Aaron FersterWhen people think fashion, they think Milan and New York. The San Francisco Bay area has been dubbed “Silicon Valley,” the geographic heart of the high-tech computer industry. And…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (open Jan 13, 2011) DOD . Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program . The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Environmental Security Technology…
Scientists from NOAA Fisheries Service and its state and nonprofit partners successfully used at-sea chemical sedation to help cut the remaining ropes from a young North Atlantic right whale on January 15 off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Fla.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Lisa P. Jackson, and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen Mills traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio to announce a new collaborative effort called the Water Technology Innovation Cluster (WTIC)
By Ameshia CrossGrowing up young, black, and impoverished on Chicago’s Southside was no picnic. Blurs of hopelessness and despair surrounded me. I enrolled in after- school youth programs to help me get away from the painful images I saw daily. As a child, I wanted to work for NASA. After serving…