• Two Seattle-based seafood processors settle federal clean air violations for improper import and handling of ozone-depleting refrigerants

    (Seattle—June 14, 2012) American Seafoods Company LLC and Pacific Longline Company LLC have agreed to phase out the use of ozone depleting refrigerants, implement a comprehensive leak detection and repair program aboard a number of their vessels and pay a penalty to resolve federal Clean Air Act…

  • Remember to E-Cycle!

    By Lina Younes Electronic items are popular gifts for dads and recent grads. Items such as computers, widescreen TVs, game stations, camcorders, eReaders and mobile phones quickly come to mind as ideal gifts for that special person. Personally, I like looking at the ads for electronic items in the…

  • EPA at Rio+20: The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

    by Assistant Administrator Michelle DePass Next week EPA will join people from across the US government to participate in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20.  Our team of experts will be engaged in government-to-government negotiations, while also connecting with…

  • Culpeper, Va. settles alleged environmental violations at water treatment facility

    PHILADELPHIA (June 14, 2012) – The town of Culpeper, Va. will pay a $27,420 penalty and make more than $100,000 in upgrades at its water treatment facility to settle alleged environmental violations at the town’s water treatment facilities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced…

  • Pacific Northwest (PNW) Invasive Plant Council Vounteer Opportunities: Spring-Summer 2012 - Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Invasive Plant Project (Jun 13, 2012)

    Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Pacific Northwest (PNW) Invasive Plant Council Vounteer Opportunities: Spring-Summer 2012 - Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Invasive Plant Project (Jun 13, 2012) The PNW Invasive Plant Council is working in partnership with…

  • EPA's Fifteen Hot Tips for a Cool Summer / Save money, water, energy while protecting health and encouraging environmental learning

    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…

  • EPA's Fifteen Hot Tips for a Cool Summer / Save money, water, energy while protecting health and encouraging environmental learning

    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…

  • EPA's Fifteen Hot Tips for a Cool Summer / Save money, water, energy while protecting health and encouraging environmental learning

    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…

  • EPA Announces Florida Permits to Restore Everglades Water Quality Satisfy Agency Objections

    (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…

  • Revisiting Mr. Ford

    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,…

  • What is an Asian swamp eel and what does it look like?

    > What is an Asian swamp eel and what does it look like? Swamp eels are freshwater fish, but they are not closely related to other living eels or snake-like marine and freshwater fishes. In addition to the name swamp eel, other English common names used for members of this group of fish include…

  • Species Profile -- Common Buckthorn

    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…

  • EPA to Hold Citizen Science Workshops in New York and New Jersey; June 19 in New York City and June 20 in Edison, New Jersey

    (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

  • EPA to Hold Citizen Science Workshops in New York and New Jersey; June 19 in New York City and June 20 in Edison, New Jersey

    (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

  • EPA to Hold Citizen Science Workshops in New York and New Jersey; June 19 in New York City and June 20 in Edison, New Jersey

    (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

  • EPA Announces Framework to Help Local Governments Manage Stormwater Runoff and Wastewater

    WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new framework to help local governments meet their Clean Water Act obligations

  • Join the National Conversation on the Future of Our Communities

    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…

  • Floating Dock from Japan Carries Potential Invasive Species (Jun 7, 2012)

    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…

  • A Planet in Peril: Is Earth Approaching a Tipping Point? (Jun 12, 2012)

    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,"…

  • NOAA urges emergency beacon owners to check their registration information before heading out

    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.

  • Two Seattle-based seafood processors settle federal clean air violations for improper import and handling of ozone-depleting refrigerants

    (Seattle—June 14, 2012) American Seafoods Company LLC and Pacific Longline Company LLC have agreed to phase out the use of ozone depleting refrigerants, implement a comprehensive leak detection and repair program aboard a number of their vessels and pay a penalty to resolve federal Clean Air Act…

  • Remember to E-Cycle!

    By Lina Younes Electronic items are popular gifts for dads and recent grads. Items such as computers, widescreen TVs, game stations, camcorders, eReaders and mobile phones quickly come to mind as ideal gifts for that special person. Personally, I like looking at the ads for electronic items in the…

  • EPA at Rio+20: The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

    by Assistant Administrator Michelle DePass Next week EPA will join people from across the US government to participate in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20.  Our team of experts will be engaged in government-to-government negotiations, while also connecting with…

  • Culpeper, Va. settles alleged environmental violations at water treatment facility

    PHILADELPHIA (June 14, 2012) – The town of Culpeper, Va. will pay a $27,420 penalty and make more than $100,000 in upgrades at its water treatment facility to settle alleged environmental violations at the town’s water treatment facilities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced…

  • Pacific Northwest (PNW) Invasive Plant Council Vounteer Opportunities: Spring-Summer 2012 - Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Invasive Plant Project (Jun 13, 2012)

    Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Pacific Northwest (PNW) Invasive Plant Council Vounteer Opportunities: Spring-Summer 2012 - Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Invasive Plant Project (Jun 13, 2012) The PNW Invasive Plant Council is working in partnership with…

  • EPA's Fifteen Hot Tips for a Cool Summer / Save money, water, energy while protecting health and encouraging environmental learning

    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…

  • EPA's Fifteen Hot Tips for a Cool Summer / Save money, water, energy while protecting health and encouraging environmental learning

    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…

  • EPA's Fifteen Hot Tips for a Cool Summer / Save money, water, energy while protecting health and encouraging environmental learning

    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…

  • EPA Announces Florida Permits to Restore Everglades Water Quality Satisfy Agency Objections

    (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…

  • Revisiting Mr. Ford

    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,…

  • What is an Asian swamp eel and what does it look like?

    > What is an Asian swamp eel and what does it look like? Swamp eels are freshwater fish, but they are not closely related to other living eels or snake-like marine and freshwater fishes. In addition to the name swamp eel, other English common names used for members of this group of fish include…

  • Species Profile -- Common Buckthorn

    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…

  • EPA to Hold Citizen Science Workshops in New York and New Jersey; June 19 in New York City and June 20 in Edison, New Jersey

    (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

  • EPA to Hold Citizen Science Workshops in New York and New Jersey; June 19 in New York City and June 20 in Edison, New Jersey

    (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

  • EPA to Hold Citizen Science Workshops in New York and New Jersey; June 19 in New York City and June 20 in Edison, New Jersey

    (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

  • EPA Announces Framework to Help Local Governments Manage Stormwater Runoff and Wastewater

    WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new framework to help local governments meet their Clean Water Act obligations

  • Join the National Conversation on the Future of Our Communities

    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…

  • Floating Dock from Japan Carries Potential Invasive Species (Jun 7, 2012)

    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…

  • A Planet in Peril: Is Earth Approaching a Tipping Point? (Jun 12, 2012)

    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,"…

  • NOAA urges emergency beacon owners to check their registration information before heading out

    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.