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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with Caterpillar Inc
By Danny HartFor the past few weeks I’ve been planning my vacation to the Adirondack Mountains in Northern New York. I’ve decided to recapture some of the childhood pleasure of trout fishing. As kids, my siblings and I learned “spin casting” as opposed to the more artistic “fly casting”…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a plan to clean up the Peninsula Boulevard Superfund site in Hempstead, N.Y. by removing and treating contaminated ground water from the site
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a plan to clean up the Peninsula Boulevard Superfund site in Hempstead, N.Y. by removing and treating contaminated ground water from the site
NOAA's National Hurricane Center is tracking the season's fourth named storm, which is on a path toward Texas.
By: Kathleen Oxley and Courtney Talcott (Region 1 Interns)As EPA interns we are met with many complicated tasks that full-time employees look forward to giving to the bright eyed, flip flop wearing, over-zealous students who enter their building every summer. In Region 1, the interns in the Office…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Forest Fungus Factory (May 5, 2011) Hemlock is the third most common tree species in Vermont. But it soon may drop off the list, going the way of the now-vanished chestnut and elm due to the hemlock wooly adelgid. The adelgid…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- A New Tool to Monitor Honey Bee Health (Jul 15, 2011) ARS scientists have developed a scientific toolkit that uses genetics to help diagnose diseases in honey bees. Honey bees play an important role in agriculture, adding about $15…
Final air toxics monitoring report released today (Seattle – July 27, 2011) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 today released the final report on analysis of air toxics monitoring data near Concord Elementary School in Seattle, Washington
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Washington Invasive Species Education (WISE) The Council created this site to educate people about invasive species and the damage they can do to the environment and economy, how invasive species spread and how everyone can help…
NOAA's Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and the Government of Bermuda have pledged cooperation on scientific and educational programs to better protect the endangered North Atlantic humpback whale population.
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Dr. Joel HoffmanWorkshop Day#7, Teachers teaching teachersTuesday afternoon the US EPA’s Research Vessel Lake Guardian returned to port in Duluth, MN, where we were joined by five teachers who were…
NOAA administrator wins 2011 Blue Planet Prize
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- A Dozen Illegal Animals Turned In in Two Weeks (Jul 18, 2011) Snakes and large lizards have no natural predators in Hawaii and pose a serious trheat to Hawaii's environment. It would be devasting if snakes multiplied,…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Statewide Ban on Importing Firewood As of Jul, 2011 New Hampshire has banned the importation of untreated firewood without a commercial or home heating compliance agreement. Firewood is a major source of damaging insects and…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New Courses/Training for Professionals: NWRS Biological Program Fundamentals - CLM2150 DOI. FWS. National Conservation Training Center. Feb 6-10, 2012 This course addresses the challenges of increased complexity of natural resource…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- A Decision-making Guide for Invasive Species Program Managers (May 2011) This guide was prepared to assist senior level program managers and policy makers in establishing priorities and making choices for invasive species…
By Dr. Joel Hoffman In July 2011, scientists and educators from around the Great Lakes will be aboard EPA’s Lake Guardian research vessel to research environmental conditions in Lake Superior, and share their stories. Science Workshop, day 3On Saturday night we hit a rough patch of weather. As the…