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By Zac Appleton, LivabilityLike many people at EPA, I’m the sort of person who feels compelled to go the extra mile, to right the wrongs we find. My daily job is to work with grantees, businesses, and the public to cajole them to go a little greener, to find the resources and tools they need,…
By Wendy DewHere in Colorado we have an abundance of environmental education opportunities with a diversity of flora and fauna. You can even see prairie dogs from the side of the road at a shopping center!Unfortunately, one the best educational examples we have right now is Pine Beetle. Rocky…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will begin to excavate contaminated soil on the Ellenville Scrap Iron and Metal Superfund site in Ellenville, N.Y and move it to the landfill on the property
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will begin to excavate contaminated soil on the Ellenville Scrap Iron and Metal Superfund site in Ellenville, N.Y and move it to the landfill on the property
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will begin to excavate contaminated soil on the Ellenville Scrap Iron and Metal Superfund site in Ellenville, N.Y and move it to the landfill on the property
By Heather BarnhartMy father’s birthday is the beginning of May, and every year I struggle to think up the perfect – and new! – gift idea. Earth Day’s approach fills me with this same nagging need to come up with something innovative. We’re social creatures and our attitudes, opinions, and…
Historic flooding, a record-breaking tornado outbreak and devastating wildfire activity made April 2011 a month of historic climate extremes across much of the United States, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C.
Townspeople, elected representatives, government officials and hundreds of students today celebrated the naming of Plato, as the 2010 Census U.S. center of population.
NOAA Corps Cmdr. Lawrence Krepp has assumed command of NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, one of the world’s most technologically advanced hydrographic survey vessels.
Environmental News MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., May 9, 2011) – EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will visit Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday, May 11, to highlight May as National Asthma Awareness Month
By: Nesmarie NegronLast November, I traded in my NYC commuter shoes for my hiking boots and embarked upon a Central American adventure to help address water quality issues in Costa Rica. I spent two months working in San Jose, as part of the American Fellows Program, which is funded by the U.S.…
By Molly HoovenA typical evening in my house consists of someone asking, “Mom, where’s this?” or “Mom, where’s that?”So when one of my light bulbs went out, I asked “Mom, where are the light bulbs?” She placed the energy saving CFL light bulb in my hand and the world was right…
Permit specifies pressure requirement, clarifies issues noted in recent petitions (Denver, Colo. – May 6, 2011) The U.S
By Cynthia GilesLooking at the picture of the BP Exploration Alaska facility taken from the window of a small plane as EPA inspectors flew over; you can’t help but notice the vastness of the Arctic tundra and the great expanse of pipeline that covers it. Home to habitat for caribou and many…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson convened an official meeting of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force today in Mobile, Alabama
Healthy buildings provide a safe and secure physical structure that helps occupants maintain their health and well-being through improved indoor air quality. Creating a healthy indoor environment can have a particularly significant impact on people who have asthma. Allergens, such as dust mites,…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Many New Invasive Species Conferences added, including : The 2nd International Forum for Surveillance and Control of Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases -- May 23-27, 2011 Native Plants in the Landscape Conference -- Jun 1-4,…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Nominations of New Members to the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) Federal Register: Apr 4, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 64) The U.S. Department of the Interior, on behalf of the interdepartmental National Invasive Species…
PHILADELPHIA (May 5, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized three schools and an individual in the Schuylkill River Watershed today for developing educational environmental projects that help protect drinking water
By Keith Takata, Deputy Regional AdministratorI’m a child of ‘50s, born and raised on a small farm in the Santa Clara Valley, long before the term Silicon Valley was coined. I graduated from a country elementary school, kindergarten through 8th grade, with 16 kids. I spent a lot of time at the…