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Opening keynote address as delivered on April 5 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator as part of the Albert, Norma, and Howard Geller '77 Endowed Lecture at Tilton Hall, Clark University
(CHICAGO – April 6, 2011) A $12 million Great Lakes Legacy Act cleanup of contaminated sediment at Muskegon Lake’s Division Street Outfall area is set to begin in May 2011
I am the grandchild of an Italian immigrant, Olimpia Viglione, who, as a young woman keeping house for a living, severely damaged her lungs cleaning floors with harsh chemicals. As a result, she spent most of her life suffering with lung congestion and chronic bronchitis, often struggling to…
(Boston, Mass
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- VHS fish disease caused gizzard shad fish kill in Milwaukee Harbor ship canals (Apr 1, 2011) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. A massive fish kill of thousands of gizzard shad last month in the Milwaukee harbor has been…
By Ellen KurlanskyI will admit that there were times in the past decade and one-half that I feared we would never reduce toxic emissions from power plants . Last month, EPA proposed a regulation to reduce emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants. These…
(ATLANTA – Apr. 5, 2011) – Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a final determination that the Rome area meets the 1997 federal fine particulate matter standard. The Rome area includes Floyd County, Georgia in its entirety
Nearly 500 students from more than 35 classrooms 'virtually' accompanied researchers from the University of Hawaii and NOAA's Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) on the 1,000th dive by one of the lab’s twin Pisces manned-submersibles. Since 1981, HURL researchers have spent…
As a teen when I heard the word energy I automatically thought of coffee, sugary snacks, and anything that could get me through the day. Unfortunately that is not where energy that powers our daily lives – home, school, work, etc. – comes from! During my time serving as president of my high…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Federal Noxious Weed List (Dec 10, 2010; PDF | 81 KB) USDA . APHIS . Plant Protection and Quarantine. Federal Weed List (7 CFR 360) : The following plants, seeds, or other parts capable of propagation are within the definition of a…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Bats Worth Billions to Agriculture: Pest-control Services at Risk (Mar 31, 2011) DOI . United States Geological Survey. Pest-control services provided by insect-eating bats in the U.S. likely save the U.S. agricultural industry at…
WASHINGTON – As a result of the incident with the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, several EPA air monitors have detected very low levels of radioactive material in the United States consistent with estimated releases from the damaged nuclear reactors
WASHINGTON – As a result of the incident with the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, several EPA air monitors have detected very low levels of radioactive material in the United States consistent with estimated releases from the damaged nuclear reactors
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Opening keynote address as delivered on April 5 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator as part of the Albert, Norma, and Howard Geller '77 Endowed Lecture at Tilton Hall, Clark University
(CHICAGO – April 6, 2011) A $12 million Great Lakes Legacy Act cleanup of contaminated sediment at Muskegon Lake’s Division Street Outfall area is set to begin in May 2011
I am the grandchild of an Italian immigrant, Olimpia Viglione, who, as a young woman keeping house for a living, severely damaged her lungs cleaning floors with harsh chemicals. As a result, she spent most of her life suffering with lung congestion and chronic bronchitis, often struggling to…
(Boston, Mass
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- VHS fish disease caused gizzard shad fish kill in Milwaukee Harbor ship canals (Apr 1, 2011) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. A massive fish kill of thousands of gizzard shad last month in the Milwaukee harbor has been…
By Ellen KurlanskyI will admit that there were times in the past decade and one-half that I feared we would never reduce toxic emissions from power plants . Last month, EPA proposed a regulation to reduce emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants. These…
(ATLANTA – Apr. 5, 2011) – Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a final determination that the Rome area meets the 1997 federal fine particulate matter standard. The Rome area includes Floyd County, Georgia in its entirety
Nearly 500 students from more than 35 classrooms 'virtually' accompanied researchers from the University of Hawaii and NOAA's Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) on the 1,000th dive by one of the lab’s twin Pisces manned-submersibles. Since 1981, HURL researchers have spent…
As a teen when I heard the word energy I automatically thought of coffee, sugary snacks, and anything that could get me through the day. Unfortunately that is not where energy that powers our daily lives – home, school, work, etc. – comes from! During my time serving as president of my high…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Federal Noxious Weed List (Dec 10, 2010; PDF | 81 KB) USDA . APHIS . Plant Protection and Quarantine. Federal Weed List (7 CFR 360) : The following plants, seeds, or other parts capable of propagation are within the definition of a…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Bats Worth Billions to Agriculture: Pest-control Services at Risk (Mar 31, 2011) DOI . United States Geological Survey. Pest-control services provided by insect-eating bats in the U.S. likely save the U.S. agricultural industry at…
WASHINGTON – As a result of the incident with the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, several EPA air monitors have detected very low levels of radioactive material in the United States consistent with estimated releases from the damaged nuclear reactors
WASHINGTON – As a result of the incident with the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, several EPA air monitors have detected very low levels of radioactive material in the United States consistent with estimated releases from the damaged nuclear reactors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2011 WASHINGTON - Three officials of Ecological Systems, Inc. (ESI) , an oil reclamation company that operated a centralized waste treatment facility in Indianapolis, IN, were sentenced in U.S
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Budget Cuts Would Eliminate The Nation's Only Federal Research Program for Aquatic Weed Control (Apr 4, 2011) Weed Science Society of America. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineer's Aquatic Plant Control Research Program (APCRP)…
Opening keynote address as delivered on April 4 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator as part of the First National Climate Assessment Federal Advisory Committee Meeting in Washington, DC
Respondents to pay penalty for unauthorized construction activities affecting wetlands and tributary to the Clark Fork River in Missoula County (Denver, Colorado – April 4, 2011) The U.S
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing on April 5 on a proposal to defer, for three years, Clean Air Act permitting requirements for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from bioenergy and other biogenic sources
By Administrator Lisa P. JacksonWhen we talk about environmentalism, it typically brings to mind sweeping vistas and wide-open landscapes. Some people might think of saving the whales, protecting spotted owls or preserving old-growth forests. Those things are critically important – but they only…
NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco recently appointed nine new members to the Hydrographic Services Review Panel, a federal advisory committee that gives NOAA independent advice for improving ocean and coastal navigation products, information, data and services.
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Budget Cuts Would Eliminate The Nation's Only Federal Research Program for Aquatic Weed Control (Apr 4, 2011) Weed Science Society of America. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineer's Aquatic Plant Control Research Program (APCRP)…
Opening keynote address as delivered on April 4 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator as part of the First National Climate Assessment Federal Advisory Committee Meeting in Washington, DC
Respondents to pay penalty for unauthorized construction activities affecting wetlands and tributary to the Clark Fork River in Missoula County (Denver, Colorado – April 4, 2011) The U.S
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing on April 5 on a proposal to defer, for three years, Clean Air Act permitting requirements for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from bioenergy and other biogenic sources
By Administrator Lisa P. JacksonWhen we talk about environmentalism, it typically brings to mind sweeping vistas and wide-open landscapes. Some people might think of saving the whales, protecting spotted owls or preserving old-growth forests. Those things are critically important – but they only…
NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco recently appointed nine new members to the Hydrographic Services Review Panel, a federal advisory committee that gives NOAA independent advice for improving ocean and coastal navigation products, information, data and services.