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Spill Effects On Fish Revealed

By admin | Published: September 28, 2011

Despite low concentrations of oil constituents in Gulf of Mexico waters from the Deepwater Horizon spill, fish were dramatically affected by toxic components of the oil. So found a team led by scientists Fernando Galvez and Andrew Whitehead of Louisiana State University (LSU). The researchers published their results this week in the journal Proceedings of [...]

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Gulf Of Mexico

By admin | Published: October 15, 2010

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing nearly 7,000 square miles of Gulf waters about 180-200 nautical miles south of the Florida panhandle, between the Florida-Alabama state line and Cape San Blas, Florida. 93% of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are currently open for fishing; testing [...]

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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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