New Invasive Species Conferences
See our Conference Calendar for more information: 64th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) -- Oct 17-20, 2010 Washington State Hay Growers Association 2011 Convention and Trade Show -- Jan 12-13, 2011 2011 Southern Division of the American…
USDA Announces Funding to Address Threats to State and Private Forests (Sep 22, 2010)
USDA Announces Funding to Address Threats to State and Private Forests (Sep 22, 2010) U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced annual funding to help all states and trust territories sustain the nation's urban and rural forests, and to protect communities and…
Hunterdon County (New Jersey) finds first North American instance of invasive Chinese pond mussel (Sep 26, 2010)
Hunterdon County finds first North American instance of invasive Chinese pond mussel (Sep 26, 2010) New Jersey On-Line. New Jersey state biologists confirmed Chinese pond mussels were found in HunterdonCounty, after a recent DNA test. This is the first known intrusion of the freshwaterpond mussel in…
New Invasive Species Related Grants and Funding Opportunities
New Invasive Species Related Grants and Funding Opportunities: Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program - North Central Region (Sep 27, 2010) Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program - Northeastern Region (Sep 27, 2010) Regional Integrated Pest Management…
Invasive Plant Science and Management - Sep-Nov 2010
Invasive Plant Science and Management - Sep-Nov 2010 is now available online. See our Scientific Journals page to view the first 5 abstracts or all abstracts, and additional resources.
Murphy Oil USA to Pay $1.25 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations / Company to spend additional $142 million in pollution controls at refineries in Louisiana and Wisconsin
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Justice Department announced that Murphy Oil USA has agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act at its petroleum refineries in Meraux, La. and Superior, Wis
Taking the Classroom Outdoors
By Erin JonesMy family has always been interested in watching nature change, – such as watching the day turn to night or watching a turf grass school yard flourish as a rain garden. My mom tells me that she has watched the forest preserves of the Chicago area change over the course of her…
EPA: Allegan County in Michigan now meets smog standards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA114 CHICAGO (Sept. 27, 2010) - U.S
National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2011 -- Feb 28-Mar 4, 2011
National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2011 -- Feb 28-Mar 4, 2011 National Invasive Species Awareness Week. A week of activities, briefings, and events in Washington D.C. to highlight what is being done across the nation and around the world to stop and slow the spread of invasive species. * See…
CEQ Chair Sutley Announces Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants Awarded to Milwaukee
Idaho fish farm could face penalties up to $177,500 for federal Clean Water Act violations
(Seattle – Sept. 27, 2010) Under a complaint filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lynn Babington and ARK Fisheries, Inc. could face a maximum penalty of up to $177,500 for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act over a five year period
Idaho oil distributor pays $15,000 penalty for inadequate spill prevention measures
(Seattle – Sept. 27, 2010) John C. Berry & Sons, Inc. agreed to pay a $15,000 fine for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at its oil storage and distribution facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho under an order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
NOAA Strategy for Future Reopenings
NOAA's Fisheries Service first prohibited commercial and recreational fishing in federal waters impacted by the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill as a seafood safety measure in early May. The closed area was 88,522 square miles or 37 percent of the Gulf of Mexico federal waters at its largest and…
NOAA and Partners: Decades of Research Find 'Unprecedented' Change in Lake Michigan
The complex network of predators and prey that inhabit Lake Michigan has changed so drastically in recent decades that future trends for the food web are murky, according to scientists at the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab (GLERL), the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Limnology and…
Vienna Wells Site in Vienna, Mo., Added to Superfund’s National Priorities List; Allows EPA to Investigate Water Contamination
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 27, 2010) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced its decision to place the Vienna Wells site in Vienna, Mo., on the federal Superfund National Priorities List (NPL)
EPA Will Propose Rule to Protect Waterways by Reducing Mercury from Dental Offices / Existing technology is available to capture dental mercury
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it intends to propose a rule to reduce mercury waste from dental offices. Dental amalgams, or fillings containing mercury, account for 3.7 tons of mercury discharged from dental offices each year
EPA Places a Section of the Black River in Jefferson County, N.Y. on the Superfund List
(New York, N.Y.) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) placed a section of the Black River, which runs through the villages of Carthage and West Carthage in Jefferson County, NY, on its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites
EPA Makes Final Decision: Newtown Creek is Added to Superfund List
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today added Newtown Creek in New York City to its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites
EPA Makes Final Decision: Newtown Creek is Added to Superfund List
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today added Newtown Creek in New York City to its Superfund National Priorities List of the country’s most hazardous waste sites
EPA to Host Oct. 4 Public Meeting to Present Report on Cleanup Options for Carter Carburetor Superfund Site in St. Louis, Mo.
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 27, 2010) - EPA Region 7 will host a public meeting on October 4 in St. Louis to present a report on options for cleaning up the Carter Carburetor Superfund Site