• Washington Stop of National "Documerica" Environmental Photo Exhibit at Seattle Aquarium

    Chance to see environmental "before and after" (Seattle, WA, June 8, 2012) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in cooperation with the U.S. National Archives is opening the “Documerica” exhibit of photographs depicting environmental conditions of the past and present. The…

  • Washington Stop of National "Documerica" Environmental Photo Exhibit at Seattle Aquarium

    Chance to see environmental "before and after" (Seattle, WA, June 8, 2012) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in cooperation with the U.S. National Archives is opening the “Documerica” exhibit of photographs depicting environmental conditions of the past and present. The…

  • Pictures Can Save a Thousand Worlds

    by Jeanethe Falvey Not many can say they’ve been to the Serengeti countless times, much less been there to save it. One of the first photographers chosen for Documerica, Boyd Norton, has dedicated his life to protecting some of our planet’s most incredible places. If you’ve opened up an…

  • EPA Encourages the Public to Comment on Plan for Cleanup at Evor Phillips Superfund Site in Old Bridge, New Jersey

    (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated ground water at the Evor Phillips Leasing Company Superfund site. The six-acre vacant site is in an industrial area of Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. Past industrial activities contaminated the…

  • EPA Encourages the Public to Comment on Plan for Cleanup at Evor Phillips Superfund Site in Old Bridge, New Jersey

    (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated ground water at the Evor Phillips Leasing Company Superfund site. The six-acre vacant site is in an industrial area of Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. Past industrial activities contaminated the…

  • EPA Proposes Approval of Texas’ Clean Air Plan

    (DALLAS – June 7, 2012) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its proposal to approve revisions submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the state’s permitting program for major air pollution sources under the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review…

  • EPA Approves Kansas' List of Impaired Waters

    Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., June 7, 2012) - EPA has approved Kansas’ list of impaired waters, which removes 561 waters from the previous impaired waters list and adds 121 waters. Today’s decision brings the total number of impaired waters in the state to 1,330.…

  • U.S. EPA Launches First Waste to Biogas Mapping Tool

    06/07/2012

    • Washington Stop of National "Documerica" Environmental Photo Exhibit at Seattle Aquarium

      Chance to see environmental "before and after" (Seattle, WA, June 8, 2012) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in cooperation with the U.S. National Archives is opening the “Documerica” exhibit of photographs depicting environmental conditions of the past and present. The…

    • Washington Stop of National "Documerica" Environmental Photo Exhibit at Seattle Aquarium

      Chance to see environmental "before and after" (Seattle, WA, June 8, 2012) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in cooperation with the U.S. National Archives is opening the “Documerica” exhibit of photographs depicting environmental conditions of the past and present. The…

    • Pictures Can Save a Thousand Worlds

      by Jeanethe Falvey Not many can say they’ve been to the Serengeti countless times, much less been there to save it. One of the first photographers chosen for Documerica, Boyd Norton, has dedicated his life to protecting some of our planet’s most incredible places. If you’ve opened up an…

    • EPA Encourages the Public to Comment on Plan for Cleanup at Evor Phillips Superfund Site in Old Bridge, New Jersey

      (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated ground water at the Evor Phillips Leasing Company Superfund site. The six-acre vacant site is in an industrial area of Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. Past industrial activities contaminated the…

    • EPA Encourages the Public to Comment on Plan for Cleanup at Evor Phillips Superfund Site in Old Bridge, New Jersey

      (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated ground water at the Evor Phillips Leasing Company Superfund site. The six-acre vacant site is in an industrial area of Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. Past industrial activities contaminated the…

    • EPA Proposes Approval of Texas’ Clean Air Plan

      (DALLAS – June 7, 2012) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its proposal to approve revisions submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the state’s permitting program for major air pollution sources under the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review…

    • EPA Approves Kansas' List of Impaired Waters

      Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., June 7, 2012) - EPA has approved Kansas’ list of impaired waters, which removes 561 waters from the previous impaired waters list and adds 121 waters. Today’s decision brings the total number of impaired waters in the state to 1,330.…

    • U.S. EPA Launches First Waste to Biogas Mapping Tool

      06/07/2012 Promotes Using Organic Waste for Generating Energy SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Region has launched an online “waste to biogas mapping tool” to support the use of organic waste for energy projects

    • U.S. EPA Launches First Waste to Biogas Mapping Tool

      06/07/2012 Promotes Using Organic Waste for Generating Energy SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Region has launched an online “waste to biogas mapping tool” to support the use of organic waste for energy projects

    • U.S. EPA Launches First Waste to Biogas Mapping Tool

      06/07/2012 Promotes Using Organic Waste for Generating Energy SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Region has launched an online “waste to biogas mapping tool” to support the use of organic waste for energy projects

    • U.S. EPA Launches First Waste to Biogas Mapping Tool

      06/07/2012 Promotes Using Organic Waste for Generating Energy SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Region has launched an online “waste to biogas mapping tool” to support the use of organic waste for energy projects

    • U.S. EPA Launches First Waste to Biogas Mapping Tool

      06/07/2012 Promotes Using Organic Waste for Generating Energy SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Region has launched an online “waste to biogas mapping tool” to support the use of organic waste for energy projects

    • Don’t Let Your Child’s Summer Go To Waste

      By Lina Younes Summer is nearly here. Children are getting out of school. They are very happy to get away from tests, papers, and other school related tasks. However, we often see that over the summer months many students, especially in the lower grades, lose many of their academic skills during the…

    • Huntington W.Va. Settles Storm Water Violations with EPA

      (PHILADELPHIA June 7, 2012) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement of alleged Clean Water Act violations by the City of Huntington, W.Va. In a consent agreement with EPA, the City has agreed to pay a $15,000 penalty, and implement environmental projects to improve…

    • U.S. EPA Co-Sponsors Fresno Indoor Air Quality, Asthma Workshop

      06/06/2012 Collaboration Follows National Asthma Awareness Month SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S

    • Perth Amboy to Upgrade Sewer System; Agreement Reached with the EPA to Address Violations of the Clean Water Act Affecting the Raritan River and the Arthur Kill

      (New York, N.Y.) The city of Perth Amboy, N.J., has agreed to make major improvements in its combined sewer system to protect people’s health and water quality under a legal agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Under the agreement, which was lodged by the Department of Justice…

    • My Secret Love Affair

      By Amy Miller I’ve never written about my love affair before. Most people who cross my path – my boss, for instance, or my child’s math teacher – have no idea how I love numbers. After all, I am paid to write words, not add and subtract numbers. Sometimes I talk about probability while…

    • EPA and Partners Announce “My Air, My Health Challenge” / Inventors will compete to develop personal air pollution and health sensors

      WASHINGTON - To help researchers, communities, and doctors better understand the connection between air quality and a person’s health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services…

    • MEDIA ADVISORY Promotes Using Organic Waste for Generating Energy SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Region has launched an online “waste to biogas mapping tool” to support the use of organic waste for energy projects

    • Don’t Let Your Child’s Summer Go To Waste

      By Lina Younes Summer is nearly here. Children are getting out of school. They are very happy to get away from tests, papers, and other school related tasks. However, we often see that over the summer months many students, especially in the lower grades, lose many of their academic skills during the…

    • Huntington W.Va. Settles Storm Water Violations with EPA

      (PHILADELPHIA June 7, 2012) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement of alleged Clean Water Act violations by the City of Huntington, W.Va. In a consent agreement with EPA, the City has agreed to pay a $15,000 penalty, and implement environmental projects to improve…

    • U.S. EPA Co-Sponsors Fresno Indoor Air Quality, Asthma Workshop

      06/06/2012 Collaboration Follows National Asthma Awareness Month SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S

    • Perth Amboy to Upgrade Sewer System; Agreement Reached with the EPA to Address Violations of the Clean Water Act Affecting the Raritan River and the Arthur Kill

      (New York, N.Y.) The city of Perth Amboy, N.J., has agreed to make major improvements in its combined sewer system to protect people’s health and water quality under a legal agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Under the agreement, which was lodged by the Department of Justice…

    • My Secret Love Affair

      By Amy Miller I’ve never written about my love affair before. Most people who cross my path – my boss, for instance, or my child’s math teacher – have no idea how I love numbers. After all, I am paid to write words, not add and subtract numbers. Sometimes I talk about probability while…

    • EPA and Partners Announce “My Air, My Health Challenge” / Inventors will compete to develop personal air pollution and health sensors

      WASHINGTON - To help researchers, communities, and doctors better understand the connection between air quality and a person’s health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services…

    • MEDIA ADVISORY WEDNESDAY: U.S. EPA, Other Agencies Offer Indoor Air Quality and Asthma Triggers Workshop in Fresno

      (6/5/2012) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regional air program and the University of Tulsa, in collaboration with Central Valley Children’s Services Network and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, will offer three consecutive free training…

    • New Courses/Training for Professionals for 2012

      Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New Courses/Training for Professionals for 2012 Explores opportunities related to continuing education for invasive species management professionals. Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Courses (various States and dates)…

    • Species Profile -- Chestnut Blight

      Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Species Profile -- Chestnut Blight Chestnut Blight is a fungal disease that virtually eliminated mature American chestnuts from the U.S. The disease was introduced on nursery stock imported from Asia and was first discovered in…

    • Species Profile -- Butternut Canker

      Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Species Profile -- Butternut Canker Butternut Canker is a lethal disease which is killing butternut trees throughout its range in North America. The disease was first detected in the U.S. in 1967, but may have been present before…

    WEDNESDAY: U.S. EPA, Other Agencies Offer Indoor Air Quality and Asthma Triggers Workshop in Fresno

    (6/5/2012) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regional air program and the University of Tulsa, in collaboration with Central Valley Children’s Services Network and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, will offer three consecutive free training…

  • New Courses/Training for Professionals for 2012

    Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New Courses/Training for Professionals for 2012 Explores opportunities related to continuing education for invasive species management professionals. Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Courses (various States and dates)…

  • Species Profile -- Chestnut Blight

    Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Species Profile -- Chestnut Blight Chestnut Blight is a fungal disease that virtually eliminated mature American chestnuts from the U.S. The disease was introduced on nursery stock imported from Asia and was first discovered in…

  • Species Profile -- Butternut Canker

    Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Species Profile -- Butternut Canker Butternut Canker is a lethal disease which is killing butternut trees throughout its range in North America. The disease was first detected in the U.S. in 1967, but may have been present before…