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…
(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…
(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…
06/07/2012
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…
(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…
(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…
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
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
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
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…
06/06/2012 Collaboration Follows National Asthma Awareness Month SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S
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…
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…
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…
06/06/2012 Collaboration Follows National Asthma Awareness Month SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S
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…
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…
(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…
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)…
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…
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…
WASHINGTON - Members of the media are invited to attend an announcement on a new nationwide competition called the My Air, My Health Challenge at the Health Data Initiative Forum III: The Health Datapalooza. The competition is offering awards for developing a personal, portable sensor system that…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Many New Upcoming Invasive Species Related Conferences added (U.S. and International), including : Florida Lake Management Society 23rd Annual Conference - "Lake Management in a Time of Budget Cuts" -- Jun 18-21, 2012…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Pollinator Week 2012 -- Jun 18-24, 2012 Five years ago the U.S. Senate's unanimous approval and designation of the final week in June as "National Pollinator Week" marked a necessary step toward addressing the urgent…
By Cameron Davis I am happy to share that on May 30, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, who chairs the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force of 16 federal agencies coordinating to restore the Great Lakes, announced the formation of a committee to help make Great Lakes recovery even more effective.…
By Travis Loop 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the nation’s law for protecting our most irreplaceable resource. As our team at EPA planned a variety of activities to mark the occasion, we settled on the tagline Water Is Worth It. I suppose that seems like a really broad,…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Species Profile -- Beech Bar Disease Beech bar disease is a fungal disease that kills American beech trees after being attacked by the beech scale insect ( Cryptococcus fagisuga ). The disease was Introduced accidentally on…
(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…
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)…
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…
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…
WASHINGTON - Members of the media are invited to attend an announcement on a new nationwide competition called the My Air, My Health Challenge at the Health Data Initiative Forum III: The Health Datapalooza. The competition is offering awards for developing a personal, portable sensor system that…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Many New Upcoming Invasive Species Related Conferences added (U.S. and International), including : Florida Lake Management Society 23rd Annual Conference - "Lake Management in a Time of Budget Cuts" -- Jun 18-21, 2012…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Pollinator Week 2012 -- Jun 18-24, 2012 Five years ago the U.S. Senate's unanimous approval and designation of the final week in June as "National Pollinator Week" marked a necessary step toward addressing the urgent…
By Cameron Davis I am happy to share that on May 30, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, who chairs the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force of 16 federal agencies coordinating to restore the Great Lakes, announced the formation of a committee to help make Great Lakes recovery even more effective.…
By Travis Loop 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the nation’s law for protecting our most irreplaceable resource. As our team at EPA planned a variety of activities to mark the occasion, we settled on the tagline Water Is Worth It. I suppose that seems like a really broad,…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Species Profile -- Beech Bar Disease Beech bar disease is a fungal disease that kills American beech trees after being attacked by the beech scale insect ( Cryptococcus fagisuga ). The disease was Introduced accidentally on…