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Shorelines - Invasive Species Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Researchers investigate questions related to fisheries, climate change, invasive species, mercury pollution, land use, water quality, ozone depletion, and more. See more Invasive Species Related Blogs . * See our News and…
Scientists Discover Key to Invasive Plants' Success Is Not Simply a Matter of Taste (May 6, 2010) Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. A new study involving hungry caterpillars finds that invasive plants are just as tasty as native ones. The paper asks scientists to rethink common…
Press Release -- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Publishes Priority List for Restoration of Islands with Invasive Species (Sep 9, 2009) / Priorities for Restoration of Islands Addressing Invasive Species (Aug 2009; PDF | 551 KB) DOI . Fish and Wildlife Service. * See our Restoration section for…
(Seattle - May 11, 2010) Under an order with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New Cingular Wireless has agreed to pay a $57,255 penalty for spilling more than 12,000 gallons of diesel at its Bothell data center in 2008 in violation of the federal Clean Water Act
Press Release -- State Invasive Species Programs Require Federal Support (May 10, 2010) Report -- Status and Trends in State Invasive Species Policy: 2002-2009 (May 2010) Environmental Law Institute. This report reviews developments in state laws and regulations governing invasive species in eleven…
NOAA’s Fisheries Service has modified the area closed to fishing in the Gulf of Mexico due to the BP oil spill, which will include federal waters seaward of Louisiana state waters in the vicinity of Timbalier Island to waters off Florida’s Choctawhatchee Bay.
NOAA is sending one of its top fisheries science directors to the Gulf this week to lead its effort to rapidly assess, test and report findings about risks posed to fish in the Gulf of Mexico by contaminants from the BP oil spill and clean-up activities.
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., May 11, 2010) - EPA has awarded $936,000 to the McDonald County, Mo., Public Water Supply District for the construction of a new wastewater collection system in the Village of Jane, Mo
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it reached settlement with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, four former Maryland, Virginia and Washington,D.C
Forty years ago, events like the Santa Barbara oil spill and the Cuyahoga River catching on fire mobilized a massive public reaction, resulting in the first Earth Day and the creation of EPA.How have modern events inspired you to make personal changes? Each week we ask a question related to the…
Hace cuarenta años, eventos como el derrame de petróleo de Santa Bárbara y el hecho de que el río Cuyahoga se encendiera en llamas generaron una reacción pública masiva que resultó en el primer Día del Planeta Tierra y la creación de la EPA.¿Acaso los eventos modernos le han inspirado a…
Four fisheries stocks, including Atlantic swordfish, have now been rebuilt to healthy levels, according to a report to Congress from NOAA’s Fisheries Service issued today.
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., May 10, 2010) - The owner and operator of a corn ethanol production facility in Holt County, Mo., has agreed to pay a $79,367 civil penalty to EPA Region 7 to settle a series of alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) have launched AirNow International, with real-time air quality data reporting from the 2010 World Expo
USDA Affirms Interim Rule as Final Rule for Two Noxious Weeds: Old World Climbing Fern and Maidenhair Creeper (May 3, 2010) USDA . Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. APHIS is adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the noxious weed regulations by adding Old…
April 2010 Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada Wildlife Species Assessment Meeting - Assessment Results Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Apr 25-30, 2010 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Shorelines - Invasive Species Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Researchers investigate questions related to fisheries, climate change, invasive species, mercury pollution, land use, water quality, ozone depletion, and more. See more Invasive Species Related Blogs . * See our News and…
Scientists Discover Key to Invasive Plants' Success Is Not Simply a Matter of Taste (May 6, 2010) Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. A new study involving hungry caterpillars finds that invasive plants are just as tasty as native ones. The paper asks scientists to rethink common…
Press Release -- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Publishes Priority List for Restoration of Islands with Invasive Species (Sep 9, 2009) / Priorities for Restoration of Islands Addressing Invasive Species (Aug 2009; PDF | 551 KB) DOI . Fish and Wildlife Service. * See our Restoration section for…
(Seattle - May 11, 2010) Under an order with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New Cingular Wireless has agreed to pay a $57,255 penalty for spilling more than 12,000 gallons of diesel at its Bothell data center in 2008 in violation of the federal Clean Water Act
Press Release -- State Invasive Species Programs Require Federal Support (May 10, 2010) Report -- Status and Trends in State Invasive Species Policy: 2002-2009 (May 2010) Environmental Law Institute. This report reviews developments in state laws and regulations governing invasive species in eleven…
NOAA’s Fisheries Service has modified the area closed to fishing in the Gulf of Mexico due to the BP oil spill, which will include federal waters seaward of Louisiana state waters in the vicinity of Timbalier Island to waters off Florida’s Choctawhatchee Bay.
NOAA is sending one of its top fisheries science directors to the Gulf this week to lead its effort to rapidly assess, test and report findings about risks posed to fish in the Gulf of Mexico by contaminants from the BP oil spill and clean-up activities.
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., May 11, 2010) - EPA has awarded $936,000 to the McDonald County, Mo., Public Water Supply District for the construction of a new wastewater collection system in the Village of Jane, Mo
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it reached settlement with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, four former Maryland, Virginia and Washington,D.C
Forty years ago, events like the Santa Barbara oil spill and the Cuyahoga River catching on fire mobilized a massive public reaction, resulting in the first Earth Day and the creation of EPA.How have modern events inspired you to make personal changes? Each week we ask a question related to the…
Hace cuarenta años, eventos como el derrame de petróleo de Santa Bárbara y el hecho de que el río Cuyahoga se encendiera en llamas generaron una reacción pública masiva que resultó en el primer Día del Planeta Tierra y la creación de la EPA.¿Acaso los eventos modernos le han inspirado a…
Four fisheries stocks, including Atlantic swordfish, have now been rebuilt to healthy levels, according to a report to Congress from NOAA’s Fisheries Service issued today.
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., May 10, 2010) - The owner and operator of a corn ethanol production facility in Holt County, Mo., has agreed to pay a $79,367 civil penalty to EPA Region 7 to settle a series of alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) have launched AirNow International, with real-time air quality data reporting from the 2010 World Expo
USDA Affirms Interim Rule as Final Rule for Two Noxious Weeds: Old World Climbing Fern and Maidenhair Creeper (May 3, 2010) USDA . Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. APHIS is adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the noxious weed regulations by adding Old…
April 2010 Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada Wildlife Species Assessment Meeting - Assessment Results Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Apr 25-30, 2010 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada * See our Conference Proceedings section for more resources.
Since the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico on April 22, 2010, we’ve mobilized resources to support the U.S. Coast Guard and protect public health and the environment. Our Emergency Operations Center at headquarters has been activated, trained EPA responders are working on the scene, and special…
Invasive Species Boat Inspections Locations Open (PDF | 116 KB) (Apr 26, 2010) Idaho State Department of Agriculture. The Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced that mandatory watercraft inspection stations will open in Idaho on Apr 27. The purpose of these stations is to inspect watercraft…
The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Larry Robinson by unanimous consent Thursday to serve as assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Robinson will help guide policy and program direction for NOAA’s conservation, protection and…
Climate Change Will Speed Spread of Invasive Fish to Northern Europe (Apr 29, 2010) Eureka Alert. Scientists at the University of Girona evaluated the spread of the invasive mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki , which is native to the United States and lives in Mediterranean rivers in Spain and France.…
Since the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico on April 22, 2010, we’ve mobilized resources to support the U.S. Coast Guard and protect public health and the environment. Our Emergency Operations Center at headquarters has been activated, trained EPA responders are working on the scene, and special…
Invasive Species Boat Inspections Locations Open (PDF | 116 KB) (Apr 26, 2010) Idaho State Department of Agriculture. The Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced that mandatory watercraft inspection stations will open in Idaho on Apr 27. The purpose of these stations is to inspect watercraft…
The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Larry Robinson by unanimous consent Thursday to serve as assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Robinson will help guide policy and program direction for NOAA’s conservation, protection and…
Climate Change Will Speed Spread of Invasive Fish to Northern Europe (Apr 29, 2010) Eureka Alert. Scientists at the University of Girona evaluated the spread of the invasive mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki , which is native to the United States and lives in Mediterranean rivers in Spain and France.…