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EPA, Coast Guard Announce Agreement to Enforce Air Pollution Requirements for Vessels Operating in U.S. Waters WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) today announced an agreement to jointly enforce U.S
NOAA and the U.S. Navy embarked today on a two-day research expedition to survey the condition of two sunken Civil War vessels that have rested on the seafloor of the James River in Hampton Roads, Va., for nearly 150 years.
By James T. YoungWe don’t think about carbon monoxide poisoning as a hazard in the summer, but it is. One reason is that the practice of “cooking out” in the summer can paradoxically, become “cooking in.” Imagine this scenario. You are having a lovely Fourth of July afternoon with your…
A: For flood insurance maps, contact the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Flood Map Division. Telephone: 1-800-358-9616 FAX: 1-800-333-1363 URL: http://store.msc.fema.gov For prints of historical flood-prone area maps on microfilm, contact: U.S. Geological Survey Earth Science…
By Nancy GrundahlThe scent is exquisite, the petals are like burgundy velveteen. It’s an heirloom rose that was first grown at my grandmother’s house. My mother had taken a cutting for her house, and from that I took a cutting for mine. When we sold my mother’s house several years ago, I told…
WASHINGTON – In keeping with President Obama’s strategy to expand domestic oil and gas production safely and responsibly, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), and the U.S
WASHINGTON – As part of a filing with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set a schedule for issuing updated air toxics standards for boilers and certain solid waste incinerators
By Elizabeth SkaneAs a child, I scrambled across forested stream banks on my way to and from my elementary school. The star attraction was but a teensy rivulet that my 7-year-old self could hop over in a single bound, but to me it was a gift, a special place where I could waste hours examining [...]…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) today announced an innovative pilot project at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa., that links NOAA’s internationally recognized climate services and APGA’s public gardens, which…
As part of stepped-up efforts to address an increase in sea turtle strandings in the Gulf of Mexico, NOAA announced today it will explore new rules to reduce unintended catch and mortality of sea turtles in the southeastern shrimp fishery.
WASHINGTON -- This summer two NASA research airplanes will fly over the Baltimore-Washington region and northeast Maryland as part of a mission to enhance the capability of satellites to measure ground-level air quality from space. The flights will be supported by the U.S
Industry leaders, environmental groups and EPA to join forces in bold new initiative to clean the air at US ports (ATLANTA – June 23, 2011) – U.S
(WASHINGTON June 23, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today, in keeping with the Administration’s focus on ensuring that domestic resources are leveraged safely and responsibly, announced the next steps in its congressionally mandated hydraulic fracturing study
Last week, I had the luck of place and time to meet one of the foremost photographers chosen to contribute to Documerica. When photography began in 1972, the Environmental Protection Agency was barely two years into working to better protect public health and the environment. Now, decades later, the…
WASHINGTON — Bobby Joe Knapp, of West Des Moines, Iowa, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James E. Gritzner to 41 months in prison for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act
On, Tuesday, NOAA and Marinette Marine Corporation held a keel-laying ceremony at the MMC shipyard in Marinette, Wis., for NOAA’s newest fisheries survey vessel, Reuben Lasker.
WASHINGTON – EPA will participate in a media teleconference hosted by NASA at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, June 23 to preview the upcoming series of aircraft research flights over the Baltimore-Washington traffic corridor to study urban air pollution
NOAA’s climate science is used by businesses and governments to make smart investments in the U.S. economy and infrastructure. In her testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives, Dr. Jane Lubchenco discussed the proposed climate service within NOAA.
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Paul T. Anastas, Ph.D.Green Chemistry was introduced into the world 20 years ago by EPA—a blueprint for designing safer chemical products and processes. Today, not only has this powerful concept…
PHILADELPHIA (June 21, 2011) - - Summer heat is here, and that means it is more important than ever for people with asthma or other respiratory ailments to pay close attention to the air quality where they live. Like the weather, air quality can change from day to day or even hour to hour