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Durbin Calls for Immediate Action on Asian Carp; Asks President to Appoint Federal "Coordinated Response Commander" to Lead Fight (Jun 25, 2010) Senator Dick Durbin. Following the discovery an Asian carp in Lake Calumet six miles away from Lake Michigan, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)…
ARS Launches Redesigned Kids Site (Jun 7, 2010) USDA. Agricultural Research Service. Sci4Kids , an educational website operated by the Agricultural Research Service now has a new look and "feel." The website, which is primarily geared to youngsters aged 8-13, offers a "Teachers'…
(Seattle – June 29, 2010) Highland Light Seafoods, LLC, an Alaskan seafood processor headquartered in Seattle, has agreed to pay a $135,000 penalty to settle federal Clean Water Act violations, according to an EPA order
Bighead Asian Carp Found in Chicago Area Waterway System (Jun 23, 2010) Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. One Bighead Asian carp has been found in Lake Calumet along the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) which is about six miles downstream from Lake Michigan. This is the first physical…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the 2010 list of waters in New York State that are considered either impaired or threatened by pollutants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing requirements under its national mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program for underground coal mines, industrial wastewater treatment systems, industrial waste landfills and magnesium production facilities
Gulf state health and fisheries officials joined with senior leaders from several federal agencies to affirm a shared commitment to ensuring the safety of seafood coming out of the Gulf of Mexico, through closures of affected waters, surveillance, and with an eye toward reopening closed waters as…
It never ceases to amaze me every time I hear students speak about their community and environmental involvement, how incredible these kids are, and what a difference they have made in their communities. I want to share with you about one student’s amazing commitment to her community and the…
Border Checks Aim to Keep Invasive Species Out of Montana (Jun 8, 2010) Montana Department of Agriculture. Boat owners bringing watercraft into Montana may be asked to stop for a brief inspection and possible boat cleaning this summer as part of the cooperative effort, Inspect. Clean. Dry. , to keep…
(Seattle – June 28, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with Pacific Seafood Group for its alleged failure to report the release of ammonia from the company’s warehouse and distribution center in Mukilteo, Wash., in a timely manner
NOAA has expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include portions of the oil slick moving beyond the area’s current northern boundary, off the Florida panhandle’s federal-state waterline.
(Spokane, Wash. – June 28, 2010) Oxarc, Inc. has agreed to pay $19,472 penalty to settle a case for violations of the Clean Air Act Risk Management Program requirements according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The settlement came after EPA found that Oxarc, Inc
Since 1997, EPA has developed four Strategic Plans, which chart the Agency’s path in protecting the environment and human health. I am especially excited to introduce the Draft FY 2011-2015 EPA Strategic Plan, and to invite you to share your ideas on a new and innovative element of the Strategic…
The northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone, an underwater area with little or no oxygen known commonly as the “dead zone,” could be larger than the recent average, according to a forecast by a team of NOAA-supported scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Louisiana State…
Groundwater, which is in aquifers below the surface of the Earth, is one of the Nation's most important natural resources. Groundwater is the source of about 37 percent of the water that county and city water departments supply to households and businesses (public supply). It provides drinking…
NOAA ship Delaware II departs Key West, Fla., today to collect tunas, swordfish and sharks, to gather data about the conditions these highly migratory species are experiencing in waters around the Gulf of Mexico spill site.
When we started our project in a small town called Homer, Alaska, we had no possible notion of what we were actually getting ourselves into. We were simply four young teenage girls truly wanting to alter the way our town was living. We wanted to see change, both in family homes and the general…
UC Riverside Entomologist Helps Manage Invasion Threats Posed to California's Avocados (Jun 22, 2010) University of California - Riverside. A University of California, Riverside entomologist is in Peru until the end of Jul 2010 to look for known avocado pests, in particular, the avocado seed…
Water Guards to be Out July 4 Weekend Educating Boaters on New Invasive Rules (Jun 22, 2010) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. State conservation wardens and specialized deputy wardens known as " Water Guards" will be out in full force over the Fourth of July holiday to educate…
Durbin Calls for Immediate Action on Asian Carp; Asks President to Appoint Federal "Coordinated Response Commander" to Lead Fight (Jun 25, 2010) Senator Dick Durbin. Following the discovery an Asian carp in Lake Calumet six miles away from Lake Michigan, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)…
ARS Launches Redesigned Kids Site (Jun 7, 2010) USDA. Agricultural Research Service. Sci4Kids , an educational website operated by the Agricultural Research Service now has a new look and "feel." The website, which is primarily geared to youngsters aged 8-13, offers a "Teachers'…
(Seattle – June 29, 2010) Highland Light Seafoods, LLC, an Alaskan seafood processor headquartered in Seattle, has agreed to pay a $135,000 penalty to settle federal Clean Water Act violations, according to an EPA order
Bighead Asian Carp Found in Chicago Area Waterway System (Jun 23, 2010) Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. One Bighead Asian carp has been found in Lake Calumet along the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) which is about six miles downstream from Lake Michigan. This is the first physical…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the 2010 list of waters in New York State that are considered either impaired or threatened by pollutants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing requirements under its national mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program for underground coal mines, industrial wastewater treatment systems, industrial waste landfills and magnesium production facilities
Gulf state health and fisheries officials joined with senior leaders from several federal agencies to affirm a shared commitment to ensuring the safety of seafood coming out of the Gulf of Mexico, through closures of affected waters, surveillance, and with an eye toward reopening closed waters as…
It never ceases to amaze me every time I hear students speak about their community and environmental involvement, how incredible these kids are, and what a difference they have made in their communities. I want to share with you about one student’s amazing commitment to her community and the…
Border Checks Aim to Keep Invasive Species Out of Montana (Jun 8, 2010) Montana Department of Agriculture. Boat owners bringing watercraft into Montana may be asked to stop for a brief inspection and possible boat cleaning this summer as part of the cooperative effort, Inspect. Clean. Dry. , to keep…
(Seattle – June 28, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with Pacific Seafood Group for its alleged failure to report the release of ammonia from the company’s warehouse and distribution center in Mukilteo, Wash., in a timely manner
NOAA has expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include portions of the oil slick moving beyond the area’s current northern boundary, off the Florida panhandle’s federal-state waterline.
(Spokane, Wash. – June 28, 2010) Oxarc, Inc. has agreed to pay $19,472 penalty to settle a case for violations of the Clean Air Act Risk Management Program requirements according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The settlement came after EPA found that Oxarc, Inc
Since 1997, EPA has developed four Strategic Plans, which chart the Agency’s path in protecting the environment and human health. I am especially excited to introduce the Draft FY 2011-2015 EPA Strategic Plan, and to invite you to share your ideas on a new and innovative element of the Strategic…
The northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone, an underwater area with little or no oxygen known commonly as the “dead zone,” could be larger than the recent average, according to a forecast by a team of NOAA-supported scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Louisiana State…
Groundwater, which is in aquifers below the surface of the Earth, is one of the Nation's most important natural resources. Groundwater is the source of about 37 percent of the water that county and city water departments supply to households and businesses (public supply). It provides drinking…
NOAA ship Delaware II departs Key West, Fla., today to collect tunas, swordfish and sharks, to gather data about the conditions these highly migratory species are experiencing in waters around the Gulf of Mexico spill site.
When we started our project in a small town called Homer, Alaska, we had no possible notion of what we were actually getting ourselves into. We were simply four young teenage girls truly wanting to alter the way our town was living. We wanted to see change, both in family homes and the general…
UC Riverside Entomologist Helps Manage Invasion Threats Posed to California's Avocados (Jun 22, 2010) University of California - Riverside. A University of California, Riverside entomologist is in Peru until the end of Jul 2010 to look for known avocado pests, in particular, the avocado seed…
Water Guards to be Out July 4 Weekend Educating Boaters on New Invasive Rules (Jun 22, 2010) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. State conservation wardens and specialized deputy wardens known as " Water Guards" will be out in full force over the Fourth of July holiday to educate…