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Invasion of the Giant African Snail

By admin | Published: May 2, 2012

Escargot? More like Escar-No! The USDA and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services have been fighting to stop the spread of the giant African snail. In six, months, more than 40,000 of these snails have been collected. Alert homeowners are the first line of defense in reporting signs of snail infestations. Please do [...]

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Help Protect People

By admin | Published: April 28, 2012

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has some of the most dangerous air to breath. During the summer months, conditions worsen. Next week is Air Quality Awareness week – a cooperative effort amongst EPA, state environmental agencies, and the National Weather Service, to remind everyone to protect their health by paying attention to local air quality. With the onset [...]

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Why Are The Frogs Dying?

By admin | Published: April 26, 2012

Blood Samples Show Deadly Frog Fungus at Work in the Wild Pathogen leads to dehydration, other ill effects The mountain yellow-legged frog is an amphibian species affected by the chytrid fungus. Credit and Larger Version April 25, 2012 The fungal infection that killed a record number of amphibians worldwide leads to deadly dehydration in frogs [...]

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Update: Greenhouse Gases

By admin | Published: April 26, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the 17th annual U.S. greenhouse gas inventory. The final report shows overall emissions in 2010 increased by 3.2 percent from the previous year. The trend is attributed to an increase in energy consumption across all economic sectors, due to increasing energy demand associated with [...]

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3000 Dead Dolphins

By admin | Published: April 6, 2012

There have been reports that 3,000 dolphins have been found dead on the beaches of Peru in the first 3 months of 2012. A recent episode washed up 615 bodies. Images for dolphins peru dead - Report images 1 day ago 2 days ago 1 day ago 3000 Dolphins Found Dead On Peruvian Beaches In 2012 (VIDEO) ?? www.huffingtonpost.com/…/3000-dolphins-dead-peru…New1 day ago [...]

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Climate Change Invites Alien Invaders – Is Canada Ready?

By admin | Published: February 24, 2012

USDA and British Columbia: A comprehensive multi-disciplinary synthesis published in Environmental Reviews reveals the urgent need for further investigation and policy development to address significant environmental, social and economic impacts of invasive alien species and climate change. Invasive Plants …why be concerned? Invasive plants pose a threat to our native environment and are [...]

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Bees Action Network

By admin | Published: February 17, 2012

The White Feather Foundation is helping the Bees Action Network in its Daisy Chain Campaign to establish safe havens for bees and other wildlife by the planting of organic seeds in and around London by allotment holders. It is crucial that these seeds are organic or biodynamic as seeds bought from garden centres and nurseries [...]

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Why Are The Bats Dying?

By admin | Published: February 17, 2012

“We have found sick, dying and dead bats in unprecedented numbers in and around caves and mines from New Hampshire to Tennessee. In some hibernacula, 90 to 100 percent of the bats are dying.” White-Nose Syndrome: A Devastating Disease of North American Bats Current News See map at bottom of page White-nose syndrome spreads in [...]

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Global Extinction: Gradual Doom as Bad as Abrupt

By admin | Published: February 12, 2012

Global Extinction: Gradual Doom as Bad as Abrupt In “The Great Dying” 250 million years ago, the end came slowly The geology of Griesbach Creek in the Arctic tells an ancient tale of slow extinction. Credit and Larger Version February 2012 The deadliest mass extinction of all took a long time to kill 90 percent [...]

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Rising Sea Levels Affecting Many Species

By admin | Published: January 20, 2012

From the Arctic to the Everglades, impacts like rising sea levels, warmer temperatures, loss of sea ice, and changing precipitation patterns are affecting the species we care about, the services we value, and the places we call home. In addition to ensuring the sustainability of these resources, along with their many ecological, economic, and recreational [...]

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Air
- Colorado-based QEP Field Services Agrees to Pay $4 Million and Install Pollution Controls to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Clean Air Act
  WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement with QEP Field Services Co. (QEPFS) , formerly Questar Gas Management Co., to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at five natural gas compressor stations on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Northeastern Utah. Four members of th […]
Water
- EPA Launches Competition for College Students to Develop Innovative Approaches to Stormwater Management
  WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new design competition called the Campus RainWorks Challenge to encourage student teams on college and university campuses across the country to develop innovative approaches to stormwater management […]
EPA
- Media Advisory: EPA Promotes Development of Environmental Learning through a Partnership with Alabama State University (AL)
  Media Advisory: EPA Promotes Development of Environmental Learning through a Partnership with Alabama State University Contact Information: James Pinkney, 404-562-9183, pinkney.james@epa.gov (ATLANTA – May 16, 2012) On Monday, May 21, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will enter into an agreement with Alabama State University to support ca […]
- Colorado-based QEP Field Services Agrees to Pay $4 Million and Install Pollution Controls to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Clean Air Act (HQ)
  WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement with QEP Field Services Co. (QEPFS) , formerly Questar Gas Management Co., to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at five natural gas compressor stations on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Northeastern Utah. Four members of th […]
- EPA Launches Competition for College Students to Develop Innovative Approaches to Stormwater Management (HQ)
  WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new design competition called the Campus RainWorks Challenge to encourage student teams on college and university campuses across the country to develop innovative approaches to stormwater management […]
- EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Testimony before the U.S. Senate, Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (HQ)
  WASHINGTON - As prepared for delivery. Thank you for inviting me to testify on the President’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget for the Environmental Protection Agency. I’m joined by the Agency’s Chief Financial Officer, Barbara Bennett. EPA’s budget request of $8.344 billion focuses on fulfilling EPA’s core mission of protecting public health and the environment, wh […]
- EPA Announces NAS’ Review of IRIS Assessment Development Process (HQ)
  WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will conduct a comprehensive review of the agency’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program’s assessment development process. The IRIS program helps EPA protect Americans’ health and the environment by conducting health assessments of […]
Ocean Temperatures
- Rock Cut, MI
  Recent Water Temperature: 49.8°F (9.9°C) Observation Date and Time: Thu, 17 May 2012 15:54:00 GMT […]
- Kiptopeke VA
  Recent Water Temperature: 68.9°F (20.5°C) Observation Date and Time: Thu, 17 May 2012 15:54:00 GMT […]
- Ship John Shoal NJ
  Recent Water Temperature: 65.8°F (18.8°C) Observation Date and Time: Thu, 17 May 2012 15:48:00 GMT […]
Invasive Species
- Lamprey Barrier will Help Protect Lake Michigan Fishery (Apr 26, 2012)
  Lamprey Barrier will Help Protect Lake Michigan Fishery (Apr 26,... […]
- New Bills to Confont Asian Carp Threat -- Update to Congressional Bills - 112th Congress
  New Bills to Confont Asian Carp Threat -- Update to... […]
Energy Research
- An accidental physicist tells all
  Not many youngsters walk out of their sophomore year in high school and into college, but a then-new program in Ohio allowed Dru Renner, a staff scientist at DOE's Jefferson Lab, to do just that. […]
Energy Savers
- Dear 30% of Gamers: Here's an Easy Way to Save Some Money
  A couple of years ago, I wrote an incredibly nerdy post about videogame consoles and energy. (I'm still stupidly proud of that lame Castlevania reference in the first line. Seriously.) Why, you might ask, am I bringing up my nerdiness again? Well, it's because I ran into this article on Ars Technica on energy and videogame consoles that cites a Car […]
Food And Drugs
- FDA expands use for FilmArray Respiratory Panel
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the use for the FilmArray Respiratory Panel, the first test that can simultaneously detect both viral and bacterial causes of respiratory infection from a single sample. […]
Consumer Health
- FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: April 2012
  FDA warns about a contaminated ultrasound gel, and a higher risk of blood clots with some birth control pills. […]

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