WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released today a list of 15 tips for the summer season, which kicks off June 20th. Whether relaxing at home or off exploring the great outdoors there are many ways people can save money, cut energy costs and continue to protect the health…
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released today a list of 15 tips for the summer season, which kicks off June 20th. Whether relaxing at home or off exploring the great outdoors there are many ways people can save money, cut energy costs and continue to protect the health…
(ATLANTA – June 13, 2012) – According to the Environmental Protection Agency, permits submitted by the state of Florida under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) to improve the quality of water flowing into the Everglades will satisfy the agency’s permit objections and meet the requirements of…
By Tom Murray I was chatting with my 11-year old Grandson, Alex recently. I always find these discussions illuminating. You see, Alex has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. If you are familiar with children who have this disorder, you know that amidst significant social challenges,…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Species Profile -- Common Buckthorn Common buckthorn is an invasive plant introduced to the U.S. in the early 1800s (or possibly earlier) as an ornamental plant. Common buckthorn forms dense stands that dominate ecosystems and…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be holding day-long workshops on June 19, 2012 in New York City and on June 20, 2012 in Edison, New Jersey to share information about ways in which people can get involved in collecting scientific data in their communities
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be holding day-long workshops on June 19, 2012 in New York City and on June 20, 2012 in Edison, New Jersey to share information about ways in which people can get involved in collecting scientific data in their communities
WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new framework to help local governments meet their Clean Water Act obligations
By Susan Conbere Over the next 15 years, how do we create communities that are green, inclusive, and economically robust — and also cool places to be? Can we breathe new life into city centers that are rundown and in desperate need of an economic injection? Will rural areas find ways to grow that…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Floating Dock from Japan Carries Potential Invasive Species (Jun 7, 2012) When debris from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan began making its way toward the West Coast of the U.S., there were fears of possible radiation and…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- A Planet in Peril: Is Earth Approaching a Tipping Point? (Jun 12, 2012) Scientists from around the world looked at past research on ecological change, and found that the planet may be approaching a "critical transition,"…
As warming temperatures continue to lure more boaters, campers and hikers to the great outdoors this summer, NOAA satellites are ready to capture distress signals from emergency beacons.
CHICAGO (June 11, 2012) - The recent completion of a $52 million project to rid Roxana Marsh of contaminated sediment will speed the recovery of Indiana’s Grand Calumet River, marking a step forward for one of the Great Lakes’ most complex Area of Concern cleanups. Representatives from U.S.…
NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, in partnership with the Sportfishing Conservancy, has launched a free summer-long fishing and photo contest to encourage families and youth to experience America’s great outdoors.
By Eric Nelson Four-thirty on a Thursday afternoon and I’m Cape Cod bound on a commuter bus, inching away from Boston in rush-hour traffic. I look out at the cars slowly passing us, or being passed, and the drivers all look familiar. I’ve been commuting for too long. The faces in the bus look…
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…
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…
NOAA today commissioned a state-of-the-art coastal mapping vessel, NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, during a special ceremony at NOAA’s Marine Operations Center-Atlantic in Norfolk, Va.
(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…
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.…
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released today a list of 15 tips for the summer season, which kicks off June 20th. Whether relaxing at home or off exploring the great outdoors there are many ways people can save money, cut energy costs and continue to protect the health…
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released today a list of 15 tips for the summer season, which kicks off June 20th. Whether relaxing at home or off exploring the great outdoors there are many ways people can save money, cut energy costs and continue to protect the health…
(ATLANTA – June 13, 2012) – According to the Environmental Protection Agency, permits submitted by the state of Florida under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) to improve the quality of water flowing into the Everglades will satisfy the agency’s permit objections and meet the requirements of…
By Tom Murray I was chatting with my 11-year old Grandson, Alex recently. I always find these discussions illuminating. You see, Alex has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. If you are familiar with children who have this disorder, you know that amidst significant social challenges,…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Species Profile -- Common Buckthorn Common buckthorn is an invasive plant introduced to the U.S. in the early 1800s (or possibly earlier) as an ornamental plant. Common buckthorn forms dense stands that dominate ecosystems and…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be holding day-long workshops on June 19, 2012 in New York City and on June 20, 2012 in Edison, New Jersey to share information about ways in which people can get involved in collecting scientific data in their communities
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be holding day-long workshops on June 19, 2012 in New York City and on June 20, 2012 in Edison, New Jersey to share information about ways in which people can get involved in collecting scientific data in their communities
WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new framework to help local governments meet their Clean Water Act obligations
By Susan Conbere Over the next 15 years, how do we create communities that are green, inclusive, and economically robust — and also cool places to be? Can we breathe new life into city centers that are rundown and in desperate need of an economic injection? Will rural areas find ways to grow that…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Floating Dock from Japan Carries Potential Invasive Species (Jun 7, 2012) When debris from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan began making its way toward the West Coast of the U.S., there were fears of possible radiation and…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- A Planet in Peril: Is Earth Approaching a Tipping Point? (Jun 12, 2012) Scientists from around the world looked at past research on ecological change, and found that the planet may be approaching a "critical transition,"…
As warming temperatures continue to lure more boaters, campers and hikers to the great outdoors this summer, NOAA satellites are ready to capture distress signals from emergency beacons.
CHICAGO (June 11, 2012) - The recent completion of a $52 million project to rid Roxana Marsh of contaminated sediment will speed the recovery of Indiana’s Grand Calumet River, marking a step forward for one of the Great Lakes’ most complex Area of Concern cleanups. Representatives from U.S.…
NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, in partnership with the Sportfishing Conservancy, has launched a free summer-long fishing and photo contest to encourage families and youth to experience America’s great outdoors.
By Eric Nelson Four-thirty on a Thursday afternoon and I’m Cape Cod bound on a commuter bus, inching away from Boston in rush-hour traffic. I look out at the cars slowly passing us, or being passed, and the drivers all look familiar. I’ve been commuting for too long. The faces in the bus look…
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…
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…
NOAA today commissioned a state-of-the-art coastal mapping vessel, NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, during a special ceremony at NOAA’s Marine Operations Center-Atlantic in Norfolk, Va.
(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…
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.…