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Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Better Understanding of Foot-and-mouth Disease Offers Potential for Alternatives to Culling (May 6, 2011) The mass culling of cattle to control outbreaks of foot and mouth disease may soon be a thing of the past, according to…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Wisconsin's Seventh Annual Invasive Species Awareness Month "Slow the Spread by Sole and Tread" -- Jun 2011 Attend workshops, field trips and lectures throughout the state to learn more about the impacts of invasive…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Citizen Science: New Website Launched Making it Easier to Report Sightings of Chinese Mitten Crabs (May 2011) Are you a crabber, waterman, or concerned citizen? We need your help to detect and assess the status of Chinese Mitten…
On May 11, the USACE, NOAA, and USGS, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form an innovative partnership of federal agencies to address America’s growing water resources challenges.
By John MartinWhen Mayor Bloomberg released the latest version of PlaNYC last month, the idea that got most of my attention was his proposal to turn the city’s landfills into electricity-producing solar plants. Although full implementation is still years away, this initiative could be a win-win…
WASHINGTON -- The U.S
The third U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue meeting was held May 9-10 in Washington, D.C. A significant outcome relates to their cooperation on observing greenhouse gases and a renewed dialogue on bilateral fisheries and ocean management.
A senior scientist, a partner in an environmental law firm, and an academic were selected by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to lead the advisory committee that will produce the next National Climate Assessment.
(ATLANTA – May 11, 2011) – Due to recent tornadoes, severe and straight-line winds, storms, and flooding in the Southeastern United States, the U.S
WASHINGTON – Prem Kumar, also known as Premakumaran Krishnan, a citizen of India, has been added to the U.S
(New York, N.Y.) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Judith Enck today traveled to New York’s Great Swamp in Brewster, N.Y. to discuss the importance of clean water and a draft guidance developed by EPA and the U.S
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays. By Tanya OtteRecently, powerful tornadoes ripped through central North Carolina. My yard, more than five miles from the nearest tornado touch-down, collected remnants of someone else’s losses: wads…
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.