Jeanethe FalveyEarth Day is April 22, so help make history with Environment in a Day!Where will your Earth Day defining moment be? In Iowa? American Samoa or Rhode Island? Idaho? Wherever it is, we want to see it! Tell your friends, your family, shout it out through Facebook. This is your chance to…
By Nancy GrundahlThe recent Philadelphia Flower Show inspired me. I bought 3 kinds of asparagus roots and seed packets for those sweet, round yellow watermelons that are hard to find, corn and green beans. Already in my garden are blueberry bushes and a sour cherry tree. I have found that growing my…
By Lina YounesLast week, I conducted several interviews for National Poison Prevention Week. I was often asked about the causes of poisonings. According to statistics compiled by the American Poison Control Centers, many of these poisons belong to products commonly found in our homes. Regardless of…
Por Lina YounesLa semana pasada realicé varias entrevistas para la Semana Nacional de Prevención de Envenenamientos en las cuales me preguntaron con frecuencia acerca de las causas de los envenenamientos. Según las estadísticas recopiladas por los Centros de Control de Venenos en EE.UU., la…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Forward Inc., of Manteca, has agreed to a settlement to resolve alleged violations of air pollution laws at its landfill in…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Coltec Industries Inc., (Coltec) and National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) have agreed to pay a civil penalty of $280,000 and spend approximately $500,000 on an environmental…
(Boston, Mass. – Mar. 28, 2012) – BOSFuel Corp. and Swissport Fueling, Inc., operators of an oil storage facility at Boston’s Logan Airport, will pay a $90,000 penalty for failing to take adequate precaution to contain oil spills. The Logan facility is operated by BOSFuel, a consortium of…
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Lahne Mattas-CurryRecently, I sat down with Sally Gutierrez, EPA’s Chief of the Environmental Innovation Technology Cluster Development and Support Program, located in Cincinnati, OH. She oversees…
For every dollar American taxpayers spend on NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Coastal Mapping Program, they receive more than $35 in benefits, according to a recent independent socio-economic scoping study.
Jianglong Zhang, Ph.D., an award-winning meteorologist and atmospheric scientist, will receive the prestigious NOAA David S. Johnson Award, which recognizes young scientists for their innovative use of environmental satellite data.
WASHINGTON -- Following a 2007 Supreme Court ruling, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution from new power plants. EPA’s proposed standard reflects the ongoing trend in the power sector to build cleaner plants that take…
Jeanethe FalveyEarth Day is April 22, so help make history with Environment in a Day!Where will your Earth Day defining moment be? In Iowa? American Samoa or Rhode Island? Idaho? Wherever it is, we want to see it! Tell your friends, your family, shout it out through Facebook. This is your chance to…
By Nancy GrundahlThe recent Philadelphia Flower Show inspired me. I bought 3 kinds of asparagus roots and seed packets for those sweet, round yellow watermelons that are hard to find, corn and green beans. Already in my garden are blueberry bushes and a sour cherry tree. I have found that growing my…
By Lina YounesLast week, I conducted several interviews for National Poison Prevention Week. I was often asked about the causes of poisonings. According to statistics compiled by the American Poison Control Centers, many of these poisons belong to products commonly found in our homes. Regardless of…
Por Lina YounesLa semana pasada realicé varias entrevistas para la Semana Nacional de Prevención de Envenenamientos en las cuales me preguntaron con frecuencia acerca de las causas de los envenenamientos. Según las estadísticas recopiladas por los Centros de Control de Venenos en EE.UU., la…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Forward Inc., of Manteca, has agreed to a settlement to resolve alleged violations of air pollution laws at its landfill in…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Coltec Industries Inc., (Coltec) and National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) have agreed to pay a civil penalty of $280,000 and spend approximately $500,000 on an environmental…
(Boston, Mass. – Mar. 28, 2012) – BOSFuel Corp. and Swissport Fueling, Inc., operators of an oil storage facility at Boston’s Logan Airport, will pay a $90,000 penalty for failing to take adequate precaution to contain oil spills. The Logan facility is operated by BOSFuel, a consortium of…
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Lahne Mattas-CurryRecently, I sat down with Sally Gutierrez, EPA’s Chief of the Environmental Innovation Technology Cluster Development and Support Program, located in Cincinnati, OH. She oversees…
For every dollar American taxpayers spend on NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Coastal Mapping Program, they receive more than $35 in benefits, according to a recent independent socio-economic scoping study.
Jianglong Zhang, Ph.D., an award-winning meteorologist and atmospheric scientist, will receive the prestigious NOAA David S. Johnson Award, which recognizes young scientists for their innovative use of environmental satellite data.
WASHINGTON -- Following a 2007 Supreme Court ruling, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution from new power plants. EPA’s proposed standard reflects the ongoing trend in the power sector to build cleaner plants that take…
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board today announced the latest in a series of pollution reduction plans designed to restore 175 water bodies in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. The pollution targets set by these plans…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., March 27, 2012) - EPA has issued a notice of violation to Grain Processing Corporation, Inc. (GPC) , alleging the company has violated the Iowa State Implementation Plan and the federal Clean Air Act for issues related to construction and…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., March 27, 2012) - EPA has issued a notice of violation to Grain Processing Corporation, Inc. (GPC) , alleging the company has violated the Iowa State Implementation Plan and the federal Clean Air Act for issues related to construction and…
(Boston, Mass. – March 27, 2012) – CSG Holdings, Inc. of Columbia, N.H. faces a possible fine of up to $532,500 from EPA for allowing polluted stormwater and process water from its Columbia facility to flow into nearby waters, in violation of the Clean Water Act. CSG Holdings is the former…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., March 27, 2012) - The National Cooperative Refinery Association (NCRA) has agreed to pay $700,000 in penalties to the United States and the State of Kansas, and perform a series of injunctive relief actions, to settle violations of federal…
As the Civil War battle to control the lower Mississippi River raged 150 years ago this April, survey data from NOAA’s predecessor agency was instrumental in the novel strategy to capture New Orleans, the largest city in the Confederacy and a key entry port to the critical waterway.
WASHINGTON – Following a 2007 Supreme Court ruling, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution from new power plants. EPA’s proposed standard reflects the ongoing trend in the power sector to build cleaner plants that take…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Airport Dog Finds Illegal Food Stowed in Luggage (Mar 26, 2012) Izzy, an agricultural detector beagle, works to find foods and plants brought in by visitors that are considered invasive species or banned projects, some containing…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New Pheromone Traps Lure Asian Longhorned Beetles out of Hiding (Winter 2012) Entomologists from the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station and Pennsylvania State University have developed a pheromone trap that lures…
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board today announced the latest in a series of pollution reduction plans designed to restore 175 water bodies in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. The pollution targets set by these plans…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., March 27, 2012) - EPA has issued a notice of violation to Grain Processing Corporation, Inc. (GPC) , alleging the company has violated the Iowa State Implementation Plan and the federal Clean Air Act for issues related to construction and…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., March 27, 2012) - EPA has issued a notice of violation to Grain Processing Corporation, Inc. (GPC) , alleging the company has violated the Iowa State Implementation Plan and the federal Clean Air Act for issues related to construction and…
(Boston, Mass. – March 27, 2012) – CSG Holdings, Inc. of Columbia, N.H. faces a possible fine of up to $532,500 from EPA for allowing polluted stormwater and process water from its Columbia facility to flow into nearby waters, in violation of the Clean Water Act. CSG Holdings is the former…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., March 27, 2012) - The National Cooperative Refinery Association (NCRA) has agreed to pay $700,000 in penalties to the United States and the State of Kansas, and perform a series of injunctive relief actions, to settle violations of federal…
As the Civil War battle to control the lower Mississippi River raged 150 years ago this April, survey data from NOAA’s predecessor agency was instrumental in the novel strategy to capture New Orleans, the largest city in the Confederacy and a key entry port to the critical waterway.
WASHINGTON – Following a 2007 Supreme Court ruling, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution from new power plants. EPA’s proposed standard reflects the ongoing trend in the power sector to build cleaner plants that take…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Airport Dog Finds Illegal Food Stowed in Luggage (Mar 26, 2012) Izzy, an agricultural detector beagle, works to find foods and plants brought in by visitors that are considered invasive species or banned projects, some containing…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New Pheromone Traps Lure Asian Longhorned Beetles out of Hiding (Winter 2012) Entomologists from the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station and Pennsylvania State University have developed a pheromone trap that lures…