Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., March 6, 2012) - The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing (CRRM) has agreed to pay a civil penalty of more than $970,000 and invest more…
By Jill VohrWho knew? Red carpet events in Hollywood don’t always use red carpets. On February 19th, the world-wide premiere of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax involved all the fabulous movie stars you would expect to see—but on an ORANGE carpet. The same color as the Lorax.I was lucky enough to be…
Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., March 6, 2012) - EPA Region 7 will join state health agencies from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, and the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST), to host the Sixth Annual Region 7 Radon Stakeholders’…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing (CRRM) has agreed to pay a civil penalty of more than $970,000 and invest more than $4.25 million on new pollution controls and $6.5 million…
By Matt Bogoshian I like to save money.As a husband and dad, finding more ways to save money is just part of living and raising a family.From a national perspective, the same thing applies. To make an America built to last, making smarter choices not only can save REAL money but it often also means…
Nearly 150 years after 16 USS Monitor sailors died when their vessel sank in a New Year’s Eve storm, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has released forensic reconstructions of the faces of two crew members.
By Sheila LewisYou’ve probably heard the saying, “Sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite!” This phrase has taken on new life in Cleveland, which has been plagued by these nasty parasites. Many families in the city are ill-informed about bedbugs, and some people have endangered their health…
Southwest Colorado Tribe is first in nation to operate Clean Air Act program for large sources of air emissions (Denver, Colo. - March 5, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced its approval of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s air permitting program, making the Tribe the…
By Rob LandolfiWalk into the average person’s workspace, and there’s a good chance you’ll see some art made by a special young person. In my cube it’s a poster of “Fluffy, the Sun Burn Horse-maid.” As with most endearing children’s artwork, this poster has its share of misspelled…
(Buffalo, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a $100,000 federal Community Action for a Renewed Environment grant to the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York for a community project in Tonawanda, New York. The EPA grant will assist the Tonawanda community in…
By Jeanethe FalveyTwo weeks ago, NOAA made my day. Their photo submission from their 2011 Okeanos Expedition to the Galapagos Islands took the prize for the deepest photo submitted to State of the Environment in one fell swoop.In 1977, as Documerica was heading into the National Archives not to be…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging individuals and community groups in New York City to apply for grants that will allow “citizen scientists” to collect information on air and water pollution in their communities and seek solutions to environmental and…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging individuals and community groups in the U.S. Virgin Islands to apply for grants that will allow “citizen scientists” to collect information on air and water pollution in their communities and seek solutions to environmental…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging individuals and community groups in New York City to apply for grants that will allow “citizen scientists” to collect information on air and water pollution in their communities and seek solutions to environmental and…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging individuals and community groups in the U.S. Virgin Islands to apply for grants that will allow “citizen scientists” to collect information on air and water pollution in their communities and seek solutions to environmental…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated sediment, soil and debris in streams and in an area near lagoons in which industrial wastewater was stored at the Universal Oil Products Superfund site in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The proposed…
State and federal trustee agencies have released the Cosco Busan Oil Spill Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan. The document summarizes the injuries to wildlife, habitat, and
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., March 6, 2012) - The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing (CRRM) has agreed to pay a civil penalty of more than $970,000 and invest more…
By Jill VohrWho knew? Red carpet events in Hollywood don’t always use red carpets. On February 19th, the world-wide premiere of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax involved all the fabulous movie stars you would expect to see—but on an ORANGE carpet. The same color as the Lorax.I was lucky enough to be…
Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., March 6, 2012) - EPA Region 7 will join state health agencies from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, and the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST), to host the Sixth Annual Region 7 Radon Stakeholders’…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing (CRRM) has agreed to pay a civil penalty of more than $970,000 and invest more than $4.25 million on new pollution controls and $6.5 million…
By Matt Bogoshian I like to save money.As a husband and dad, finding more ways to save money is just part of living and raising a family.From a national perspective, the same thing applies. To make an America built to last, making smarter choices not only can save REAL money but it often also means…
Nearly 150 years after 16 USS Monitor sailors died when their vessel sank in a New Year’s Eve storm, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has released forensic reconstructions of the faces of two crew members.
By Sheila LewisYou’ve probably heard the saying, “Sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite!” This phrase has taken on new life in Cleveland, which has been plagued by these nasty parasites. Many families in the city are ill-informed about bedbugs, and some people have endangered their health…
Southwest Colorado Tribe is first in nation to operate Clean Air Act program for large sources of air emissions (Denver, Colo. - March 5, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced its approval of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s air permitting program, making the Tribe the…
By Rob LandolfiWalk into the average person’s workspace, and there’s a good chance you’ll see some art made by a special young person. In my cube it’s a poster of “Fluffy, the Sun Burn Horse-maid.” As with most endearing children’s artwork, this poster has its share of misspelled…
(Buffalo, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a $100,000 federal Community Action for a Renewed Environment grant to the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York for a community project in Tonawanda, New York. The EPA grant will assist the Tonawanda community in…
By Jeanethe FalveyTwo weeks ago, NOAA made my day. Their photo submission from their 2011 Okeanos Expedition to the Galapagos Islands took the prize for the deepest photo submitted to State of the Environment in one fell swoop.In 1977, as Documerica was heading into the National Archives not to be…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging individuals and community groups in New York City to apply for grants that will allow “citizen scientists” to collect information on air and water pollution in their communities and seek solutions to environmental and…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging individuals and community groups in the U.S. Virgin Islands to apply for grants that will allow “citizen scientists” to collect information on air and water pollution in their communities and seek solutions to environmental…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging individuals and community groups in New York City to apply for grants that will allow “citizen scientists” to collect information on air and water pollution in their communities and seek solutions to environmental and…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging individuals and community groups in the U.S. Virgin Islands to apply for grants that will allow “citizen scientists” to collect information on air and water pollution in their communities and seek solutions to environmental…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated sediment, soil and debris in streams and in an area near lagoons in which industrial wastewater was stored at the Universal Oil Products Superfund site in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The proposed…
State and federal trustee agencies have released the Cosco Busan Oil Spill Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan. The document summarizes the injuries to wildlife, habitat, and recreational uses from the oil spill that occurred on Nov. 7, 2007.
NOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series of public events from March 12 to 17 in six communities in Mexico and the Caribbean to encourage residents to prepare for the 2012 hurricane season which begins June 1.
(Seattle – March 1, 2012) Wilbur-Ellis Company, an international distributor of agricultural products located in Hood River, Oregon violated federal pesticide laws by repeatedly omitting important manufacturing information on product labels, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental…
By Lina YounesJust recently I had the opportunity to read at my youngest daughter’s school. While I eagerly volunteered for the reading assignment, selecting the right book was not that easy. I went through several children books we had at home. At first glance, I didn’t find any one particular…
NOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series of public events from March 12 to 17 in six communities in Mexico and the Caribbean to encourage residents to prepare for the 2012 hurricane season which begins June 1.
(Seattle – March 1, 2012) Wilbur-Ellis Company, an international distributor of agricultural products located in Hood River, Oregon violated federal pesticide laws by repeatedly omitting important manufacturing information on product labels, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental…
By Lina YounesJust recently I had the opportunity to read at my youngest daughter’s school. While I eagerly volunteered for the reading assignment, selecting the right book was not that easy. I went through several children books we had at home. At first glance, I didn’t find any one particular…