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Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- CBP Keeps Imported Valentine Flowers Free of Harmful Pests and Diseases (Feb 10, 2011) DHS . Customs and Border Protection. During the weeks leading to Valentine's Day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s highly trained…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Roles of Genes and Proteins in Asian Soybean Rust Resistance Emerging (Feb 10, 2011) USDA. Agricultural Research Service. Asian soybean rust , caused by the fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi , is a disease of soybean crops worldwide,…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Chronic Wasting Disease Found In A White-Tailed Deer In Maryland (Feb 10, 2011) Maryland Department of Natural Resources. A white-tailed deer harvested in Maryland has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Chronic…
On Feb. 14, President Obama issued the FY 2012 budget for NOAA, requesting $5.5 billion for the nation’s oceanic and atmospheric agency. The proposed budget includes key investments to strengthen NOAA’s most critical programs and initiatives, while addressing the administration’s goals.
Steven Koch spent time in Norman, Okla., while he earned his doctorate in meteorology in 1979. He’ll return to Norman in late April as the new director of NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory, the laboratory most involved with tornado research.
WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration today proposed a FY 2012 budget of $8.973 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration today proposed a FY 2012 budget of $8.973 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration today proposed a FY 2012 budget of $8.973 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Sydney Levitus, an award-winning oceanographer and researcher at NOAA, was elected as a 2010 Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Levitus will be instated on Feb. 19, with 503 other newly elected fellows during the association’s annual meeting in Washington,…
By Denise OwensAfter last year’s snowstorms, I decided to purchase a heater for my home in case the power goes out again. The fireplace helped, but it just wasn’t warm enough. I needed more.After visiting several stores, I realized that there were a variety of heaters to choose from. I saw…
Arizona Public Service lauded for saving Native American jobs, environment SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a supplemental proposal to reduce emissions from the Four Corners Power Plant
As delivered on Feb. 10 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together to protect people’s health and the environment
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together to protect people’s health and the environment
Maritime heritage archaeologists working with NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries have found the nationally-significant wreckage of a famous 1800's Nantucket whale ship, Two Brothers, on a reef off French Frigate Shoals, nearly six hundred miles northwest of Honolulu, in the remote…
By Danny HartI’m constantly amazed at the wide range of newly emerging technologies and techniques to deliver rich media. I’m equally a fan of usability so it’s interesting to me when I see really well done new media (or rich media or multimedia, whatever the term du jour is) that happens to…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- State Ag. Department Confirms Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Michigan (Feb 1, 2011) Michigan Department of Agriculture. The Michigan Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) in Michigan.…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Chinese New Year Custom Could Spread Asian Citrus Psyllid (Feb 8, 2011) Citrus Research Board. As Chinese New Year approaches, the popular custom to give oranges as gifts to friends and relatives as a symbol of good wishes could…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Early Detection of Invasive Species: Surveillance, Monitoring, and Rapid Response: Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network and Northeast Temperate Network (May 2010; PDF | 1.5 MB) DOI . NPS . Natural Resource Program Center. Natural…
NOAA scientists will use unmanned aircraft to study “rivers in the sky” during the Winter Storms and Pacific Atmospheric Rivers, or WISPAR, field campaign slated to begin Feb. 11. The focus of the research is to improve our understanding of how atmospheric rivers form and behave, and to evaluate…