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Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Plant Management Network Offers Online Grant Outreach Platform The Plant Management Network (PMN) now offers an online platform in support of the outreach/communication component required by many granting agencies. The service…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- See our Conference Calendar for more information for these new conferences and more... Garlic Mustard Challenge! - "West Virginia: Wild and Weed-Free" -- Apr & May, 2011 (various dates and locations) Virginia…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) The USACE hosteded 12 NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) public scoping meetings held in various states. Public scoping comments were accepted from Nov 2010 through…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Bill Would Dramatically Increase State Efforts to Prevent Spread of Aquatic Invasives (Mar 16, 2011) Governor Mark Dayton joined Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner Tom Landwehr, legislators, and aquatic…
Few things get me as excited as attending a new class, workshop or conference. (I am one of those people who didn’t want school to end and thrives on the thrill of intellectual discussions, in other words, I’m kind of a nerd.) So, I was happy to help with the event planning for an upcoming [...]
NOAA's Fisheries Service announced Monday that it will decide whether or not to list Chinook salmon in the Upper Klamath and Trinity rivers basin as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act after the agency found that a petition to list the fish contained substantial scientific…
By Kasia BroussalianThe Gowanus Dredgers, a small volunteer organization that is dedicated to providing the public information and access to the Gowanus Canal waterfront, canoe downstream the Gowanus Canal. Running a stretch of 1.8 miles through Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn, New York, the canal was…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will join policymakers Monday at Rosemont Elementary School in Gaithersburg, Md. to commemorate the 9th Annual National Healthy Schools Day
By John W. Frece
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Plant Management Network Offers Online Grant Outreach Platform The Plant Management Network (PMN) now offers an online platform in support of the outreach/communication component required by many granting agencies. The service…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- See our Conference Calendar for more information for these new conferences and more... Garlic Mustard Challenge! - "West Virginia: Wild and Weed-Free" -- Apr & May, 2011 (various dates and locations) Virginia…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) The USACE hosteded 12 NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) public scoping meetings held in various states. Public scoping comments were accepted from Nov 2010 through…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Bill Would Dramatically Increase State Efforts to Prevent Spread of Aquatic Invasives (Mar 16, 2011) Governor Mark Dayton joined Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner Tom Landwehr, legislators, and aquatic…
Few things get me as excited as attending a new class, workshop or conference. (I am one of those people who didn’t want school to end and thrives on the thrill of intellectual discussions, in other words, I’m kind of a nerd.) So, I was happy to help with the event planning for an upcoming [...]
NOAA's Fisheries Service announced Monday that it will decide whether or not to list Chinook salmon in the Upper Klamath and Trinity rivers basin as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act after the agency found that a petition to list the fish contained substantial scientific…
By Kasia BroussalianThe Gowanus Dredgers, a small volunteer organization that is dedicated to providing the public information and access to the Gowanus Canal waterfront, canoe downstream the Gowanus Canal. Running a stretch of 1.8 miles through Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn, New York, the canal was…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will join policymakers Monday at Rosemont Elementary School in Gaithersburg, Md. to commemorate the 9th Annual National Healthy Schools Day
By John W. Frece Would you simply like to be able to walk from your home to the store? Or, to the doctor’s office? Is it easy – or difficult — to cross busy streets in your neighborhood? Are there sidewalks where you live? Or, do you have to rely on a car to go anywhere? Would you simply like to be able to walk from your home to the store? Or, to the doctor’s office? Is it easy – or difficult — to cross busy streets in your neighborhood? Are there sidewalks where you live? Or, do you have to rely on a car to go anywhere? A [...]
Last month, temperatures and precipitation in the contiguous United States averaged above normal, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.
CHICAGO (April 8, 2011) - Due to uncertainty regarding appropriations for the federal government, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is postponing an April 13th public meeting and public hearing on a proposed underground injection permit for Jordan Development
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2011 (Feb 28-Mar 4, 2011) - Presentations 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…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Guide to Implementation of Phytosanitary Standards in Forestry (2011) / YouTube Rap by Dr. Kerry Britton -- Don't be Bugged by Pests - go FAO! This guide, produced by an international group of scientists, phytosanitary…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Virginia Invasive Plant Removal Day -- May 7, 2011 Join volunteers for the 3rd annual event at sites throughout Virginia on an endeavor to stop the spread of non-native invasive plants. Invasive species are recognized nationally…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- An Action Plan on Invasive Species, for President Obama and the 112th Congress (Jan 2011) This report published by the National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species (NECIS) outlines three areas in which the Obama…
(Boston, Mass. – April 7, 2011) – A Maine-based railroad has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle EPA claims that it violated the Clean Water Act and federal regulations designed to prevent oil spills from reaching waterways
By Elizabeth MyerThe severe winter conditions we’ve endured have at long last subsided, leaving us yearning for spring weather. The snow has melted, the ice has thawed and the sunlight is sticking around deeper into each evening as the days progress, infinitely raising the spirits of outdoor…
Industry leaders, environmental groups and EPA to join forces in bold new initiative to clean the air at US ports (ATLANTA – Apr.7, 2011) – U.S
(San Juan, P.R.) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Judith Enck and Lisa Garcia, the Agency’s Senior Advisor on Environmental Justice, today presented an award for outstanding work to further environmental justice to the ENLACE Cano Martin Pena Project
A girlfriend of mine decided to have some additional work done this spring on her home. It’s a spacious, old home build in the 1950s with lots of charm and plenty of things that need to be updated and repaired. Last year, they updated the kitchen. This year, they plan to expand her twins’…
Last month, temperatures and precipitation in the contiguous United States averaged above normal, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.
CHICAGO (April 8, 2011) - Due to uncertainty regarding appropriations for the federal government, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is postponing an April 13th public meeting and public hearing on a proposed underground injection permit for Jordan Development
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2011 (Feb 28-Mar 4, 2011) - Presentations 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…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Guide to Implementation of Phytosanitary Standards in Forestry (2011) / YouTube Rap by Dr. Kerry Britton -- Don't be Bugged by Pests - go FAO! This guide, produced by an international group of scientists, phytosanitary…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Virginia Invasive Plant Removal Day -- May 7, 2011 Join volunteers for the 3rd annual event at sites throughout Virginia on an endeavor to stop the spread of non-native invasive plants. Invasive species are recognized nationally…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- An Action Plan on Invasive Species, for President Obama and the 112th Congress (Jan 2011) This report published by the National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species (NECIS) outlines three areas in which the Obama…
(Boston, Mass. – April 7, 2011) – A Maine-based railroad has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle EPA claims that it violated the Clean Water Act and federal regulations designed to prevent oil spills from reaching waterways
By Elizabeth MyerThe severe winter conditions we’ve endured have at long last subsided, leaving us yearning for spring weather. The snow has melted, the ice has thawed and the sunlight is sticking around deeper into each evening as the days progress, infinitely raising the spirits of outdoor…
Industry leaders, environmental groups and EPA to join forces in bold new initiative to clean the air at US ports (ATLANTA – Apr.7, 2011) – U.S
(San Juan, P.R.) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Judith Enck and Lisa Garcia, the Agency’s Senior Advisor on Environmental Justice, today presented an award for outstanding work to further environmental justice to the ENLACE Cano Martin Pena Project
A girlfriend of mine decided to have some additional work done this spring on her home. It’s a spacious, old home build in the 1950s with lots of charm and plenty of things that need to be updated and repaired. Last year, they updated the kitchen. This year, they plan to expand her twins’…