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By Jani Palmer I used to be afraid to know if I had high radon levels in my home. I asked questions, I researched, I analyzed, I procrastinated, but the most important step was just doing it. Compared to a calculus exam or even a driving test, a radon test is hands down the easiest. I live [...]
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 21, 2011) - EPA has awarded $462,000 to the City of Manhattan, Kan., for an extension of the drinking water system. The construction project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2012
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 21, 2011) - EPA officials today hosted a meeting with the directors of state agriculture departments of Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 21, 2011) - EPA officials today hosted a meeting with the directors of state agriculture departments of Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today waived a limitation on selling gasoline that contains more than 10 percent ethanol for model year (MY) 2001 through 2006 passenger vehicles, including cars, SUVs, and light pickup trucks
by Richard FreitasI’ve worked as a staff scientist at the EPA Region 9 San Francisco office since 1990, and much of my work involves the investigation of groundwater and surface water contamination. The work is often stressful as it regularly involves enforcement of the Superfund hazardous waste…
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.
PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 20, 2011) Two Maryland public school districts – Fredrick County Public Schools and the Baltimore County School District – received national recognition from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency for enhancing indoor air quality at their schools
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