By Lina Younes Summer is my favorite time of year. Days are longer. There are more opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors with family and friends. As some of you may be planning a family road trip this summer, there is one thing that you should consider as part of your travel preparations. If…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., July 3, 2012) - EPA is providing a $59,876 urban waters grant to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) to evaluate the effectiveness of neighborhood green infrastructure in metropolitan St. Louis, Mo. SIUE and partners,…
Today, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) renewed aboriginal subsistence whaling catch limits through 2018 for bowhead and gray whales. The IWC last renewed these catch limits in 2007. The Commission approved catch limits at the same annual levels as previous years.
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Brown-Sponsored Legislation To Stop Asian Carp Passes Congress: Stop Invasive Species Act, Cosponsored by Sen. Brown, Now Poised to Become Law; Bill Requires Action on Permanent Solutions to Stop Asian Carp (Jun 29, 2012)…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Pesticide Mitigation Risk Engine (PRiME) - Beta PRiME is a user-friendly, online tool that ranks pesticide products for impacts on birds, earthworms, small mammals, aquatic ecosystems and worker/bystander health and safety. This…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $60,000 grant to ENLACE, an organization that serves communities along the Martin Pena Canal in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to educate people about water quality in the canal and what can be done to reduce pollution
(Boston, Mass. – July 3, 2012) – EPA is providing a total of $317,000 to three Rhode Island organizations. One grant will provide job training for environmental work, and two grants will help address urban water quality issues, all of which will contribute to cleaner, healthier communities
NOAA, with staff from the State Department, U.S. Marine Mammal Commission, Department of the Interior and private citizens representing the United States at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) arrived in Panama for this year’s 64th meeting armed with years of experience and an unrelenting…
By Cameron Davis Some of the most frequent questions I get are “do you swim at the beach?” or “are Great Lakes beaches clean?” My inner beach enthusiast kicks in and I use the question as a chance to go into education mode. Sparing you the lecture here, my basic answer is: “Absolutely.…
NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey has announced a new website designed to provide vital information to help protect communities, people and property from the devastation of coastal flooding.
NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has selected three graduate students as national recipients of the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships. Recipients of the scholarships represent graduate-level scholars in marine biology, coastal resource management and maritime archeology.
By Jessica Orquina When I was growing up we always had a garden – rows of vegetables and herbs to eat throughout the summer. I remember picking fresh tomatoes, corn, or herbs to help make dinner. Now, I live in an eight story condominium building surrounded by a paved-over world of sidewalks and…
(Boston, Mass. - July 2, 2012) - United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Curt Spalding, Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s New England Region, announced today that Fairhaven Shipyard Companies, Inc
A new network of water sensors in Monterey Bay is now aiding the abalone industry by monitoring water quality for harmful algal blooms and other potential hazards, helping to keep the valuable shellfish safe to eat while increasing knowledge of the bay’s environment.
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Experts Watching for Tiny Beetle That Threatens Walnut Trees (Jun 26, 2012) Iowa tree and bug experts are looking for the presence of a beetle that could cause problems with Iowa's valuable black walnut industry. Thousand…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Study Provides First Evidence of Coevolution Between Invasive, Native Species (Jun 28, 2012) A new University of Georgia study shows that some native clearweed plants have evolved resistance to invasive garlic mustard plants -- and…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $60,000 grant to the Ironbound Community Corporation, a community organization in the Ironbound section of Newark, New Jersey, to educate the community about the history and ecology of the Passaic River and what can be done to…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing grants to three community organizations in New York State to help restore urban waters, support community revitalization efforts and protect the health of people living near these waterways. The grants will be awarded to the…
by Sean Sheldrake, EPA Region 10 Dive Team and Alan Humphrey, EPA-Environmental Response Team (ERT) In our last segment, I had just rehearsed with the diver their underwater “dance” of careful movements to safely get the data we need to support our Willamette River cleanup. Now with the diver…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- United States, Canadian Forest Officials Hold Forest Health Summit: Officials join to discuss common land threats, develop common strategies (Jun 28, 2012) U.S. Forest Service and Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada…
By Lina Younes Summer is my favorite time of year. Days are longer. There are more opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors with family and friends. As some of you may be planning a family road trip this summer, there is one thing that you should consider as part of your travel preparations. If…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., July 3, 2012) - EPA is providing a $59,876 urban waters grant to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) to evaluate the effectiveness of neighborhood green infrastructure in metropolitan St. Louis, Mo. SIUE and partners,…
Today, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) renewed aboriginal subsistence whaling catch limits through 2018 for bowhead and gray whales. The IWC last renewed these catch limits in 2007. The Commission approved catch limits at the same annual levels as previous years.
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Brown-Sponsored Legislation To Stop Asian Carp Passes Congress: Stop Invasive Species Act, Cosponsored by Sen. Brown, Now Poised to Become Law; Bill Requires Action on Permanent Solutions to Stop Asian Carp (Jun 29, 2012)…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Pesticide Mitigation Risk Engine (PRiME) - Beta PRiME is a user-friendly, online tool that ranks pesticide products for impacts on birds, earthworms, small mammals, aquatic ecosystems and worker/bystander health and safety. This…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $60,000 grant to ENLACE, an organization that serves communities along the Martin Pena Canal in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to educate people about water quality in the canal and what can be done to reduce pollution
(Boston, Mass. – July 3, 2012) – EPA is providing a total of $317,000 to three Rhode Island organizations. One grant will provide job training for environmental work, and two grants will help address urban water quality issues, all of which will contribute to cleaner, healthier communities
NOAA, with staff from the State Department, U.S. Marine Mammal Commission, Department of the Interior and private citizens representing the United States at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) arrived in Panama for this year’s 64th meeting armed with years of experience and an unrelenting…
By Cameron Davis Some of the most frequent questions I get are “do you swim at the beach?” or “are Great Lakes beaches clean?” My inner beach enthusiast kicks in and I use the question as a chance to go into education mode. Sparing you the lecture here, my basic answer is: “Absolutely.…
NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey has announced a new website designed to provide vital information to help protect communities, people and property from the devastation of coastal flooding.
NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has selected three graduate students as national recipients of the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships. Recipients of the scholarships represent graduate-level scholars in marine biology, coastal resource management and maritime archeology.
By Jessica Orquina When I was growing up we always had a garden – rows of vegetables and herbs to eat throughout the summer. I remember picking fresh tomatoes, corn, or herbs to help make dinner. Now, I live in an eight story condominium building surrounded by a paved-over world of sidewalks and…
(Boston, Mass. - July 2, 2012) - United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Curt Spalding, Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s New England Region, announced today that Fairhaven Shipyard Companies, Inc
A new network of water sensors in Monterey Bay is now aiding the abalone industry by monitoring water quality for harmful algal blooms and other potential hazards, helping to keep the valuable shellfish safe to eat while increasing knowledge of the bay’s environment.
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Experts Watching for Tiny Beetle That Threatens Walnut Trees (Jun 26, 2012) Iowa tree and bug experts are looking for the presence of a beetle that could cause problems with Iowa's valuable black walnut industry. Thousand…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Study Provides First Evidence of Coevolution Between Invasive, Native Species (Jun 28, 2012) A new University of Georgia study shows that some native clearweed plants have evolved resistance to invasive garlic mustard plants -- and…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $60,000 grant to the Ironbound Community Corporation, a community organization in the Ironbound section of Newark, New Jersey, to educate the community about the history and ecology of the Passaic River and what can be done to…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing grants to three community organizations in New York State to help restore urban waters, support community revitalization efforts and protect the health of people living near these waterways. The grants will be awarded to the…
by Sean Sheldrake, EPA Region 10 Dive Team and Alan Humphrey, EPA-Environmental Response Team (ERT) In our last segment, I had just rehearsed with the diver their underwater “dance” of careful movements to safely get the data we need to support our Willamette River cleanup. Now with the diver…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- United States, Canadian Forest Officials Hold Forest Health Summit: Officials join to discuss common land threats, develop common strategies (Jun 28, 2012) U.S. Forest Service and Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada…