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NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco today spotlighted NOAA’s Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (CREST) for its efforts to prepare students for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.
WASHINGTON – Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) April 16 and 17 for Earth Day on the National Mall. With more than 40 interactive exhibits, kids and adults can have eco-fun with hands on activities, art, music and storytelling with special guests
WASHINGTON – Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) April 16 and 17 for Earth Day on the National Mall. With more than 40 interactive exhibits, kids and adults can have eco-fun with hands on activities, art, music and storytelling with special guests
WASHINGTON – Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) April 16 and 17 for Earth Day on the National Mall. With more than 40 interactive exhibits, kids and adults can have eco-fun with hands on activities, art, music and storytelling with special guests
By Samuel Allen MortimerOver the past two years I’ve had the pleasure of working with a talented group of students in the design and construction of a model sustainable home called A New Norris House. The project is an interdisciplinary effort led by The College of Architecture and Design at the…
(Atlanta, Ga. – April 15, 2011) – During the Jacksonville Earth Day and Ecology Fair on Saturday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will announce the City of Jacksonville selection as a key Green Infrastructure Community Partner
NOAA officials today announced that ASRC Aerospace Corp., of Greenbelt, Md., has been awarded a contract to operate and maintain the agency's Fairbanks Satellite Operations Facility (FSOF) located in Fairbanks, Alaska.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing for public comment a draft permit that will help improve our nation’s waterways by regulating the discharge of stormwater from construction sites
By Sheng Wu A week before I was to go with a small team of students to electrify the homes of some of the families living in Chagres National Park, I was excited and nervous at the same time. Installing the solar panels and wiring wasn’t the scary part—I knew we could pull that off. I [...]
NOAA's Fisheries Service issued new rules today on vessel traffic, aimed at protecting Southern Resident killer whales in Washington’s Puget Sound. These charismatic marine mammals, popular with tourists, whale-watch operators and the general public, were added to the Endangered Species list…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- 2011 Garlic Mustard Challenge! - "West Virginia: Wild and Weed-Free" -- Various pull dates in Apr-May 2011 This annual event calls for volunteer to help pull garlic mustard in sites in Virginia and West Virginia. Garlic…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Scientists Exploit Ash Tree Pest's Chemical Communication (Apr 7, 2011) A USDA entomologist and his colleagues have identified a chemical sex attractant, or pheromone, of the emerald ash borer that could mean improved traps for…
Strong tornadoes and large hail may develop in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas later today. Powerful winds from this storm system will contribute to dangerous fire weather conditions across eastern New Mexico, west Texas and western Oklahoma this afternoon. Widespread severe weather is likely to…
(ATLANTA – Apr. 14, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the town of Cary, NC will receive approximately $500,000 to develop local strategies to reduce harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve people’s health
(ATLANTA – Apr. 14, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the city of Aiken, SC will receive $320,000 to develop local strategies to reduce harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve people’s health
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- National Interagency Team Mobilizing To Tackle White-Nose Syndrome of Bats (2011) Northern Research Station scientists are helping unravel the mysteries of white-nosesyndrome (WNS), a fungal disease devastating bat populations in…
Building on NOAA's previous actions to improve its enforcement program and to strengthen its efforts to improve communication with and outreach to the fishing industry, a former commercial fisherman has been tapped as NOAA Office of Law Enforcement's compliance assistance liaison in the…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Tompkins County, New York has been awarded a $375,450 Climate Showcase Community grant for a project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improving human health
WASHINGTON– U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will host a teleconference to discuss the landmark settlement reached today with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations at 11 of its coal-fired plants in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee