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Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., May 23, 2011) - EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks will recognize efforts made to reduce diesel emissions in Johnson County, Kan
By Jan RobertsChances are you or someone you know has asthma. Whether it’s your child, parent or friend, this person helps make up the nearly 25 million people with asthma living in the U.S. This statistic is staggering, as asthma is one of the most controllable diseases. Our job at Genesee County…
By Danielle AngelesGrowing up, I always took on a motherly role. From friends at school to younger family members, I always made sure that those around me were taken care of – whether they wanted it or not.When I became a mother four years ago, my vision of the world drastically changed. I saw the…
As the International Oil Spill Conference kicks off in Portland, Ore. today, co-sponsors the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that they have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management: Fiscal 2003-2011 Activities (May 2011) This report details the objectives and activities of PREISM and reports important accomplishments for fiscal years…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Fish and Wildlife Service Unveils National Plan to Combat Deadly White-Nose Syndrome in Bats (May 17, 2011) The National Plan aims to halt the spread of white-nose syndrome (WNS), which has killed more than a million bats. The…
By Aaron FersterDid you bike to work today? Last Friday, I wrote about my plans for taking part in Bike to Work Day festivities. “Who’s in?” I asked. From the number of comments, it seemed a safe bet there was going to be a robust turnout.That proved to be the case here in Washington, DC,…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a proposed plan to remove contaminated soil from the site of former lagoons at the Nepera Chemical Company, Inc. Superfund site in Hamptonburgh, N.Y
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a proposed plan to remove contaminated soil from the site of former lagoons at the Nepera Chemical Company, Inc. Superfund site in Hamptonburgh, N.Y
By Jeanethe FalveyRather doubtful I’ve concluded. Honestly, look at them! Excited “oh my goodness’s!” and in some cases squeals, were exchanged offices, halls and states apart. I haven’t been the only one to gasp over the tiny newt toes and the little orange (feet? my paleontology know how…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Noxious weed reporting system now available in 11 western states (May 18, 2011) Early detection of new invasive plant infestations and rapid, coordinated responses are needed to eradicate or contain invasions before they become too…
(PHILADELPHIA - May 19, 2011) - EPA today applauded Governor O’Malley and the Maryland House and Senate for passing legislation that will minimize polluted runoff from lawns and achieve measureable reductions in nitrogen and phosphorus to local waterways and the Chesapeake Bay
By Vance S. FongI was born in Hanoi, and grew up there in the 1960s. During the Vietnam War, my father drove ore trucks on a hazardous route around bomb craters, sometimes while bombs were falling on the city. He was not killed by bombs, however. He died of hepatitis years later, from having drunk…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that a two-month study of toxic air pollution outside Intermediate School 143, a Manhattan, New York middle school at 511 West 182nd Street, did not find levels of significant concern
NOAA's Central Pacific Hurricane Center today announced that projected climate conditions point to a below normal hurricane season in the Central Pacific Basin this year.
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center today announced that climate conditions point to a below normal hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific this year. The outlook calls for a 5 percent probability of an above normal season, a 25 percent probability of a near normal season and a 70 percent…
By Andrew ChuHi there! Thanks for reading my blog. I’d like to share with you how much it means to me personally and as a federal employee to work at EPA.EPA offers many opportunities to work with a diversity of interests and ideas. In the Permits Office of the Pacific Southwest Air Division, I…
NOAA's Fisheries Service today proposed designating a population of hatchery-raised steelhead salmon in Oregon's Deschutes River as "experimental," which would provide legal protection to anyone who harmed the fish while otherwise acting lawfully
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S