WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Brazilian Minister for the Environment Izabella Teixeira today announced a new online tool that highlights key links between policies, funding and on-the-ground projects that can help drive urban…
By Bicky Corman On Saturday, June 16, I had the pleasure of participating in a panel on Green Chemistry hosted by the United National Global Compact (UNGC) and United National Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). In his introduction, UNIDO’s Heinz Luenenberger warned us it was likely to be…
This week, NOAA’s National Weather Service is taking its lightning safety message to the lightning capital of the country Tampa, Fla., a city with more lightning strikes than any other in the nation. As the agency launches its annual lightning safety awareness campaign tomorrow, it reminds people…
by Sean Sheldrake, EPA Region 10 Dive Team and Alan Humphrey, EPA-Environmental Response Team (ERT) On the mind of the divers, as well as myself, an EPA divemaster, is always safety first and foremost. To be safe and deliver good science in a zero visibility underwater environment, choreography is…
(Boston, Mass. – June 19, 2012) – Unhealthy air quality is predicted for the southern portions of Connecticut and Rhode Island, and the south coast of Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the Islands, on Wednesday due to ground-level ozone. Poor air quality is expected to continue into Thursday
By Scott Fulton Olá! A few days ago, I arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the United Nation’s Conference on Sustainable Development (a.k.a. “Rio+20”). I’m excited and humbled to be a part of this milestone event, which marks the 20th anniversary of the first UN Earth Summit. …
By Tom Murray I recently attended the pre-kindergarten graduation ceremony for my five-year old granddaughter. It was something to behold as she and a dozen or so of her friends assembled together in blue caps and gowns to receive their diplomas and the well wishes of their teachers as they move on…
Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., June 18, 2012) - EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks will join officials from St. Louis Clean Cities and JB Marine Service at an event Tuesday to showcase engine replacement and repowering activities that reduce harmful air emissions in…
by Administrator Lisa P. Jackson This week I join colleagues from across the US and around the world at the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. On the 20th anniversary of the 1992 UN Earth Summit that set an early course for sustainability across the globe, we are working to shape the…
Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC), a Fincantieri company, on June 16 launched the Reuben Lasker, a fisheries survey vessel that the Wisconsin shipyard is building for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
New federal committee members to advise NOAA on its navigation services.
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Divide the Antarctic to Protect Native Species, Propose Experts (Jun 13, 2012) An international team of scientists have published the first continent-wide assessment of the Antarctic's biogeography, and propose that the…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- A New Tool for Studying Insect-Plant Warfare (Jun 7, 2012) When an insect pierces the surface of a plant to feed, much of the action takes place in the plant's interior. A device called the Electrical Penetration Graph (EPG) is…
By Kelly Mercer For weeks before I selected my major, I struggled with the decision. At the time, it seemed like nothing would ever be more important. My major did not just dictate my class schedule for the next three years, it shaped my entire life. As an avid sailor, I took to the water [...]
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Michigan's Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week: Jun 9-17, 2012 Michigan's Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week is an opportunity to learn about aquatic invasive species, their impacts on Michigan waters, as well as…
WASHINGTON – In response to a court order, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed updates to its national air quality standards for harmful fine particle pollution, including soot (known as PM2.5). These microscopic particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and have been…
by Sean Sheldrake, EPA Region 10 Dive Team and Alan Humphrey, EPA Environmental Response Team (ERT) In Rodney Dangerfield’s 1986 classic “Back to School” the older college student is called upon to win a high diving competition with his infamous and highly choreographed “Triple Lindy”…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy will hold a press conference call today at 12 p.m. EDT to discuss a Clean Air Act announcement. WHO: Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation WHAT: Press call to…
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…
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…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Brazilian Minister for the Environment Izabella Teixeira today announced a new online tool that highlights key links between policies, funding and on-the-ground projects that can help drive urban…
By Bicky Corman On Saturday, June 16, I had the pleasure of participating in a panel on Green Chemistry hosted by the United National Global Compact (UNGC) and United National Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). In his introduction, UNIDO’s Heinz Luenenberger warned us it was likely to be…
This week, NOAA’s National Weather Service is taking its lightning safety message to the lightning capital of the country Tampa, Fla., a city with more lightning strikes than any other in the nation. As the agency launches its annual lightning safety awareness campaign tomorrow, it reminds people…
by Sean Sheldrake, EPA Region 10 Dive Team and Alan Humphrey, EPA-Environmental Response Team (ERT) On the mind of the divers, as well as myself, an EPA divemaster, is always safety first and foremost. To be safe and deliver good science in a zero visibility underwater environment, choreography is…
(Boston, Mass. – June 19, 2012) – Unhealthy air quality is predicted for the southern portions of Connecticut and Rhode Island, and the south coast of Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the Islands, on Wednesday due to ground-level ozone. Poor air quality is expected to continue into Thursday
By Scott Fulton Olá! A few days ago, I arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the United Nation’s Conference on Sustainable Development (a.k.a. “Rio+20”). I’m excited and humbled to be a part of this milestone event, which marks the 20th anniversary of the first UN Earth Summit. …
By Tom Murray I recently attended the pre-kindergarten graduation ceremony for my five-year old granddaughter. It was something to behold as she and a dozen or so of her friends assembled together in blue caps and gowns to receive their diplomas and the well wishes of their teachers as they move on…
Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Kansas City, Kan., June 18, 2012) - EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks will join officials from St. Louis Clean Cities and JB Marine Service at an event Tuesday to showcase engine replacement and repowering activities that reduce harmful air emissions in…
by Administrator Lisa P. Jackson This week I join colleagues from across the US and around the world at the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. On the 20th anniversary of the 1992 UN Earth Summit that set an early course for sustainability across the globe, we are working to shape the…
Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC), a Fincantieri company, on June 16 launched the Reuben Lasker, a fisheries survey vessel that the Wisconsin shipyard is building for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
New federal committee members to advise NOAA on its navigation services.
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Divide the Antarctic to Protect Native Species, Propose Experts (Jun 13, 2012) An international team of scientists have published the first continent-wide assessment of the Antarctic's biogeography, and propose that the…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- A New Tool for Studying Insect-Plant Warfare (Jun 7, 2012) When an insect pierces the surface of a plant to feed, much of the action takes place in the plant's interior. A device called the Electrical Penetration Graph (EPG) is…
By Kelly Mercer For weeks before I selected my major, I struggled with the decision. At the time, it seemed like nothing would ever be more important. My major did not just dictate my class schedule for the next three years, it shaped my entire life. As an avid sailor, I took to the water [...]
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Michigan's Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week: Jun 9-17, 2012 Michigan's Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week is an opportunity to learn about aquatic invasive species, their impacts on Michigan waters, as well as…
WASHINGTON – In response to a court order, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed updates to its national air quality standards for harmful fine particle pollution, including soot (known as PM2.5). These microscopic particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and have been…
by Sean Sheldrake, EPA Region 10 Dive Team and Alan Humphrey, EPA Environmental Response Team (ERT) In Rodney Dangerfield’s 1986 classic “Back to School” the older college student is called upon to win a high diving competition with his infamous and highly choreographed “Triple Lindy”…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy will hold a press conference call today at 12 p.m. EDT to discuss a Clean Air Act announcement. WHO: Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation WHAT: Press call to…
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…
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…