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Cane Toad Discovered in Perth Suburb (Nov 16, 2010) Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation. The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) is urging residents in Bayswater and surrounding suburbs to check their gardens for cane toads , after one was found in the Perth…
Pest-Free Christmas Trees (Nov/Dec 2010) USDA . ARS . Agricultural Research Magazine. In Hawaii, Christmas trees could be hindered by pests, including yellowjackets that are transported from the Pacific Northwest. The western yellowjacket ( Vistula Pennsylvania ) is an invasive insect that has…
Invading Weed (Medusahead) Threatens Devastation to Western Rangelands (Nov 11, 2010) Oregon State University. A new field study confirms that the invasive weed, medusahead , has growth advantages over most other grass species, suggesting it will continue to spread across much of the West, disrupt…
NOAA announced today that it has awarded about $9.2 million to nine projects throughout the Great Lakes Region that will restore fish habitat by removing dams and barriers, constructing fish passage, restoring wetlands, removing marine debris and invasive species.
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today awarded nearly $400,000 to Ocean County College to evaluate the health of Barnegat Bays coastal marshes. The grant will also allow the college to assess the ability of the marshes to perform natural functions that benefit ...
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today awarded nearly $400,000 to Ocean County College to evaluate the health of Barnegat Bays coastal marshes. The grant will also allow the college to assess the ability of the marshes to perform natural functions that benefit ...
By Deb BerlinQuestion: What do burning rivers, lead, and President Nixon have in common?Answer: EPA in the 1970’s.December 2, 1970 is the EPA’s birthday. We were founded by an Executive Order from President Nixon, during the turmoil of the Vietnam War and shortly after the first Earth Day.This…
Remarks by Dr. Jane Lubchenco to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
October ranked the eighth warmest October on record. The first 10 months of 2010 tied with the same period in 1998 for the warmest combined land and ocean surface temperature on record.
Local groups, armed with a protection plan and $5.4 million in state & federal funding dramatically improve water quality in Bear Creek (Seattle Nov. 18, 2010) After years of hard work by local groups and $5.4 million in state and federal investment, areas of Bear Creek watershed are sho...
By Lina Younes
Cane Toad Discovered in Perth Suburb (Nov 16, 2010) Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation. The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) is urging residents in Bayswater and surrounding suburbs to check their gardens for cane toads , after one was found in the Perth…
Pest-Free Christmas Trees (Nov/Dec 2010) USDA . ARS . Agricultural Research Magazine. In Hawaii, Christmas trees could be hindered by pests, including yellowjackets that are transported from the Pacific Northwest. The western yellowjacket ( Vistula Pennsylvania ) is an invasive insect that has…
Invading Weed (Medusahead) Threatens Devastation to Western Rangelands (Nov 11, 2010) Oregon State University. A new field study confirms that the invasive weed, medusahead , has growth advantages over most other grass species, suggesting it will continue to spread across much of the West, disrupt…
NOAA announced today that it has awarded about $9.2 million to nine projects throughout the Great Lakes Region that will restore fish habitat by removing dams and barriers, constructing fish passage, restoring wetlands, removing marine debris and invasive species.
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today awarded nearly $400,000 to Ocean County College to evaluate the health of Barnegat Bays coastal marshes. The grant will also allow the college to assess the ability of the marshes to perform natural functions that benefit ...
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today awarded nearly $400,000 to Ocean County College to evaluate the health of Barnegat Bays coastal marshes. The grant will also allow the college to assess the ability of the marshes to perform natural functions that benefit ...
By Deb BerlinQuestion: What do burning rivers, lead, and President Nixon have in common?Answer: EPA in the 1970’s.December 2, 1970 is the EPA’s birthday. We were founded by an Executive Order from President Nixon, during the turmoil of the Vietnam War and shortly after the first Earth Day.This…
Remarks by Dr. Jane Lubchenco to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
October ranked the eighth warmest October on record. The first 10 months of 2010 tied with the same period in 1998 for the warmest combined land and ocean surface temperature on record.
Local groups, armed with a protection plan and $5.4 million in state & federal funding dramatically improve water quality in Bear Creek (Seattle Nov. 18, 2010) After years of hard work by local groups and $5.4 million in state and federal investment, areas of Bear Creek watershed are sho...
By Lina Younes The images of my summer vacation are still vivid in my mind, but not for the reasons you may think. During the first part of my vacation, my family and I had the opportunity to go to a beach resort with pristine waters and powdery white sands. The ambiance was like heaven on [...]
Por Lina YounesLas imágenes de mis vacaciones veraniegas viven todavía en mis recuerdos, pero no por las razones en que muchos piensan. Durante la primera etapa de mis vacaciones, mi familia y yo tuvimos la oportunidad de ir a un complejo turístico que daba al mar con diáfanas aguas y blancas…
WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has appointed Mayor Heather McTeer Hudson of Greenville, Miss., to chair EPAs Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC). LGAC is an independent committee of elected and appointed officials to advise the age...
WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has appointed Mayor Heather McTeer Hudson of Greenville, Miss., to chair EPAs Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC). LGAC is an independent committee of elected and appointed officials to advise the age...
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Aaron FersterLast weekend, I hopped the northbound train out of Washington, DC for New Haven, Connecticut, where I joined 500 or so other science writers to talk shop at the National Association of…
WASHINGTON - For the sixth consecutive year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reporting a decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and a slight increase in the average fuel efficiency for new cars and light duty trucks, according to EPAs annual report Light-Duty…
See our Conference Calendar for more information: 15th Annual Southwest Florida Invasive Species Conference -- Dec 1, 2010 Invasive Species Advisory Committee -- Dec 7-9, 2010 Global Conference on Entomology (GCE 2011) -- Mar 5-9, 2011 15th Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference -- Jun 20-23, 2011…
Beetles Offer Effective Weed Control, but Native Vegetation Hard to Re-establish (Nov 8, 2010) Allen Press. Rangeland Ecology & Management. With the help of the weed-eating flea beetle, researchers significantly reduced infestations of a non-native plant, Leafy Spurge , on Montana rangeland.…
Potential Hemlock Hybrids Tolerant to Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Nov 10, 2010) USDA . Agricultural Research Service. New hemlock hybrids that are tolerant to the invasive insect known as Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) have been created by USDA scientists. Over the past few decades, two hemlocks…
GAO Report: Live Animal Imports. Agencies Need Better Collaboration to Reduce the Risk of Animal-Related Diseases (Nov 8, 2010) Government Accountability Office. GAO recommends thatthe Secretaries of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security,and the Interior develop a strategy to…
Por Lina YounesLas imágenes de mis vacaciones veraniegas viven todavía en mis recuerdos, pero no por las razones en que muchos piensan. Durante la primera etapa de mis vacaciones, mi familia y yo tuvimos la oportunidad de ir a un complejo turístico que daba al mar con diáfanas aguas y blancas…
WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has appointed Mayor Heather McTeer Hudson of Greenville, Miss., to chair EPAs Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC). LGAC is an independent committee of elected and appointed officials to advise the age...
WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has appointed Mayor Heather McTeer Hudson of Greenville, Miss., to chair EPAs Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC). LGAC is an independent committee of elected and appointed officials to advise the age...
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Aaron FersterLast weekend, I hopped the northbound train out of Washington, DC for New Haven, Connecticut, where I joined 500 or so other science writers to talk shop at the National Association of…
WASHINGTON - For the sixth consecutive year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reporting a decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and a slight increase in the average fuel efficiency for new cars and light duty trucks, according to EPAs annual report Light-Duty…
See our Conference Calendar for more information: 15th Annual Southwest Florida Invasive Species Conference -- Dec 1, 2010 Invasive Species Advisory Committee -- Dec 7-9, 2010 Global Conference on Entomology (GCE 2011) -- Mar 5-9, 2011 15th Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference -- Jun 20-23, 2011…
Beetles Offer Effective Weed Control, but Native Vegetation Hard to Re-establish (Nov 8, 2010) Allen Press. Rangeland Ecology & Management. With the help of the weed-eating flea beetle, researchers significantly reduced infestations of a non-native plant, Leafy Spurge , on Montana rangeland.…
Potential Hemlock Hybrids Tolerant to Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Nov 10, 2010) USDA . Agricultural Research Service. New hemlock hybrids that are tolerant to the invasive insect known as Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) have been created by USDA scientists. Over the past few decades, two hemlocks…
GAO Report: Live Animal Imports. Agencies Need Better Collaboration to Reduce the Risk of Animal-Related Diseases (Nov 8, 2010) Government Accountability Office. GAO recommends thatthe Secretaries of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security,and the Interior develop a strategy to…