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(Atlanta, Ga. – Dec. 5, 2011) – On Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH) will conduct a public meeting to discuss air quality issues in the North Birmingham area. The meeting will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m
By Amy MillerMy family lives in a village where we can walk to the post office, grocery store and pizza parlor. Most important of all, our children can walk to school, at least until sixth grade.Nationally, only about 15 percent of children walk to school. This is a serious drop from when I was a…
(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
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…
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…
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
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grant and Partnership Programs that Can Address Invasive Species Research, Technical Assistance, Prevention and Control - Federal Fiscal Year 2012 (Nov 22, 2011; PDF | 167KB) This workbook…
The High School Greenversations blog has a new home – come visit us!EPA’s main blog site, Greenversations, has been the home of the High School Blog since August, 2009. But, like many students, we’re spreading our wings and taking on a new challenge: The EPA Students Blog!The EPA Student Blog…
By Ellen GilinskyWhat a perfect setting for the 2011National Tribal Water Quality Conference – the Posuwageh, or water meeting place, on the Pueblo of Pojoaque outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The land of big skies, open spaces and tribal traditions played host to a meeting of tribal water…
By Lina YounesDoesn’t it seem that stores are trying to get consumers in the holiday spending spirit earlier than ever? It’s not just the fact that holiday decorations are go up months before Thanksgiving, but now we’re seeing the big store chains promoting super deals even before Black…