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HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week issued an order to the City and County of Honolulu and Waste Management, Inc., to take immediate steps to address stormwater violations at the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill on Oahu
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is helping New York City reduce air pollution with a two million dollar grant to replace two old high polluting locomotive engines that operate in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens with cleaner technology
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By Andrea SchnitzerThe cool fall weather signals the beginning of the winter holiday and vacation travel season, and this may include a hotel stay for you or your family and friends. This year my family is converging in Washington, DC to visit and sight see, after which I’ll be escaping the city…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrators Gina McCarthy and Mathy Stanislaus will hold a press conference call today at 12:00 p.m. EST to discuss changes to EPA’s proposed rule for boilers and incinerators under the Clean Air Act
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing changes to Clean Air Act standards for boilers and certain incinerators based on extensive analysis, review and consideration of data and input from states, environmental groups, industry, lawmakers and the public
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 1, 2011) - EPA has awarded $485,000 to the City of St. Joseph, Mo., for improvements to its combined sewer system. The sewer improvement project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2014
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 1, 2011) - EPA has awarded $243,000 to the City of Salina, Kan., for improvements to its drinking water and sewer systems. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2012
SACRAMENTO -- The California Department of Water Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Resources Legacy Fund, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today released a publication to assist water resource managers
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Ecologist Honored for Creating Weed Warriors Program to Fight Invasive Species (Nov 19, 2011) The U.S. Forest Service and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay have honored ecologist Carole Bergmann for creating the Weed Warrior…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- U.S. House Passes Bill Stripping States of Authority to Regulate Ballast Water Discharges (Nov 2011) A proposal passed by the U.S. House Nov 15 would strip states of the authority to establish ballast water standards that are more…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- EPA Proposes Updated Vessel General Permit and Permit for Small Vessels/Action Would Help Protect U.S. Water Quality and Lower Invasive Species risk (Nov 30, 2011) The EPA is issuing two draft vessel general permits that would…
Methodology will help determine when permits are required for projects impacting streams Portland, OR – The challenging task of determining if a particular stream is protected under federal and state fill and disposal regulations just became a little easier
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Plants Pests: The Biggest Threats to Food Security (Nov 8, 2011) The threat posed to crop production by plant pests and diseases is one the key factors that could lead to "a perfect storm" that threatens to destabilise…
By Lina YounesIn the Washington, DC metropolitan area, we’ve been fortunate to have a mild fall this year. In fact, for the last two weekends, temperatures have been unseasonably warm.The reason I mention this is because I wanted to start planting bulbs this past weekend. I was looking at bulbs…
Por Lina YounesEn el área metropolitana de Washington hemos tenido un otoño muy agradable este año. De hecho, durante los últimos dos fines de semanas, las temperaturas han estado más cálidas que de costumbre. La razón por la cual menciono la temperatura es porque quería empezar a…
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection. Previous Science Wednesdays.By Leslie Gillespie-MarthalerAs someone who has spent time on military installations and has a great respect for the Army community, I’m thrilled to be helping the Army work toward “Net Zero” and…
(PHILADELPHIA – Nov. 30, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has notified four poultry growers in West Virginia to cease discharging pollutants from farms to waterways and obtain the necessary permits that are required by the Clean Water Act
EUGENE, Ore. – Johnson Crushers International, a construction equipment manufacturer based in Eugene, Oregon, released air pollutants into the environment in excess of federal limits, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice
Learn what the USGS is doing to understand natural hazards and mitigate their effects on human life and property at the USGS Natural Hazards Web site , which has information on the following related hazards topics: Earthquakes Volcanoes Floods Hurricanes Tsunamis Information on wildfires…