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A week before I was to go with a small team of students to electrify the homes of some of the families living in Chagres National Park, I was excited and nervous at the same time. Installing the solar panels and wiring wasn’t the scary part—I knew we could pull that off. I [...]

  • NOAA issues new rules to safeguard Puget Sound’s Killer Whales

    NOAA's Fisheries Service issued new rules today on vessel traffic, aimed at protecting Southern Resident killer whales in Washington’s Puget Sound. These charismatic marine mammals, popular with tourists, whale-watch operators and the general public, were added to the Endangered Species list…

  • West Virginia & Virginia -- Various pull dates in April and May

    Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- 2011 Garlic Mustard Challenge! - "West Virginia: Wild and Weed-Free" -- Various pull dates in Apr-May 2011 This annual event calls for volunteer to help pull garlic mustard in sites in Virginia and West Virginia. Garlic…

  • Scientists Exploit Ash Tree Pest's Chemical Communication (Apr 7, 2011)

    Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Scientists Exploit Ash Tree Pest's Chemical Communication (Apr 7, 2011) A USDA entomologist and his colleagues have identified a chemical sex attractant, or pheromone, of the emerald ash borer that could mean improved traps for…

  • Potential tornado threat Thursday and Friday

    Strong tornadoes and large hail may develop in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas later today. Powerful winds from this storm system will contribute to dangerous fire weather conditions across eastern New Mexico, west Texas and western Oklahoma this afternoon. Widespread severe weather is likely to…

  • Cary, NC Receives Grant to Protect Health, Reduce GHG Emissions

    (ATLANTA – Apr. 14, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the town of Cary, NC will receive approximately $500,000 to develop local strategies to reduce harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve people’s health

  • Aiken, SC Receives $320,000 to Protect Health, Reduce GHG Emissions

    (ATLANTA – Apr. 14, 2011) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the city of Aiken, SC will receive $320,000 to develop local strategies to reduce harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve people’s health

  • National Interagency Team Mobilizing To Tackle White-Nose Syndrome of Bats (2011)

    Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- National Interagency Team Mobilizing To Tackle White-Nose Syndrome of Bats (2011) Northern Research Station scientists are helping unravel the mysteries of white-nosesyndrome (WNS), a fungal disease devastating bat populations in…

  • Former commercial fisherman named compliance assistance liaison to continue outreach to industry in Northeast

    Building on NOAA's previous actions to improve its enforcement program and to strengthen its efforts to improve communication with and outreach to the fishing industry, a former commercial fisherman has been tapped as NOAA Office of Law Enforcement's compliance assistance liaison in the…

  • EPA Names New York’s Tompkins County a “Climate Showcase” Community; Awards Grant for Study

    (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Tompkins County, New York has been awarded a $375,450 Climate Showcase Community grant for a project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improving human health

  • TODAY: EPA Administrator to Host Conference Call to Discuss Landmark Clean Air Act Settlement with Tennessee Valley Authority

    WASHINGTON– U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will host a teleconference to discuss the landmark settlement reached today with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)