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U.S. EPA, Indiana, East Chicago Officials Issue Joint Statement Pledging Improved Coordination, Communication and Cleanup of USS Lead Superfund Site

May 5, 2017 / by Headquarters / Asia, Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb, U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-epa-indiana-east-chicago-officials-issue-joint-statement-pledging-improved

Protecting industry or people? FDA refuses to ban toxic chemical in packaging for baby cereal.

May 4, 2017 / by Tom Neltner / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Perchlorate contamination, which harms fetal and infant brain development, has been rising rapidly in everyday foods such as bologna, salami and some baby foods. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/309261612/0/edf/blogs/feed~Protecting-industry-or-people-FDA-refuses-to-ban-toxic-chemical-in-packaging-for-baby-cereal

EPA Honors Award-Winning Asthma Programs

May 4, 2017 / by Headquarters Air and Radiation OAR / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marks the start of Asthma Awareness Month by honoring leading asthma programs from across the country for their efforts to improve the lives of people with asthma in underserved communities. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-honors-award-winning-asthma-programs

Hunt Valley, Md. Company EA Engineering Wins Prestigious EPA Administrator’s Small Business Award

May 4, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday awarded Hunt Valley, Maryland small business, EA Engineering, Science & Technology, Inc. the Administrator’s Award for Outstanding Accomplishments by a Small Business Contractor. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/hunt-valley-md-company-ea-engineering-wins-prestigious-epa-administrators-small-0

Big Oil Betting On Electric Vehicles

May 3, 2017 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, May 3, 2017 (ENS) – Speaking at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance conference in New York last week, Total SA’s chief energy economist Joel Couse predicted that electric vehicles will make up 15 to 30 percent of global new vehicle sales by 2030. Read the […]

Trilobites: In Disposable Mucus Houses, These Zooplankton Filter the Oceans

May 3, 2017 / by STEPH YIN / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists near Monterey Bay in California find that giant larvaceans, a kind of zooplankton, can filter all of the water between 300 and 1,000 feet in the bay in less than two weeks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/science/giant-larvaceans-filter-oceans-carbon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Critical safeguards for people and wildlife win budget reprieve – for now

May 3, 2017 / by Diane Regas / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The five-month congressional budget deal includes continued funding for key programs, though all remain on the Trump chopping block for 2018. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/307866458/0/edf/blogs/feed~Critical-safeguards-for-people-and-wildlife-win-budget-reprieve-%E2%80%93-for-now

Philippines Rejects Environment Chief Who Took On Mining Interests

May 3, 2017 / by AURORA ALMENDRAL / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Before her appointment was shot down in Congress, Gina Lopez had acted aggressively to close mining companies accused of violating environmental laws. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/world/asia/gina-lopez-philippines-environment-secretary.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

How hard is it to find products with these toxic chemicals? Shockingly easy.

May 3, 2017 / by Jack Pratt / Conservation, Environment

Published by the Environmental Defense Fund You may not know the top 10 chemicals reviewed under America’s reformed toxic safety law. But they loom in all-too-familiar products and places. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/307771969/0/edf/blogs/feed~How-hard-is-it-to-find-products-with-these-toxic-chemicals-Shockingly-easy

EPA Administrator Pruitt and Congressman Shimkus Discuss Environmental and Economic Issues Important to Illinois and the Nation

May 3, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt met with U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-pruitt-and-congressman-shimkus-discuss-environmental-and-economic

EPA Administrator Pruitt and Congressman Hudson Discuss Environmental and Economic Issues Important to North Carolina and the Nation

May 3, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt met with U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-pruitt-and-congressman-hudson-discuss-environmental-and-economic

EPA Administrator Pruitt and Congressman Walden Discuss Environmental and Economic Issues Important to Oregon and the Nation

May 3, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt met with U.S. Representative Greg Walden (Ore. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-pruitt-and-congressman-walden-discuss-environmental-and-economic

EPA Administrator Pruitt and Congressman Conaway Discuss Environmental and Economic Issues Important to Texas and the Nation

May 3, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt met with U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-pruitt-and-congressman-conaway-discuss-environmental-and-economic

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT …EPA is Putting American Workers First

May 2, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt The Washington Times May 2, 2017http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/1/epa-is-putting-american-workers-first/ Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/case-you-missed-it-epa-putting-american-workers-first-0

EPA Program to Provide $1B in Credit to Finance Over $2B in Water Infrastructure Investment

May 2, 2017 / by Headquarters Water OW / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-program-provide-1b-credit-finance-over-2b-water-infrastructure-investment

The New Threat to Wolves in and Around Yellowstone

May 1, 2017 / by JIM ROBBINS / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Packs of the animals, once endangered, have flourished, but biologists worry about the effects of renewed hunting outside the national park. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/science/wolves-hunting-yellowstone-national-park.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

People’s Climate March Encircles Trump White House

May 1, 2017 / by News Editor / Climate, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, Lands

Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, April 30, 2017 (ENS) – Calling for jobs, climate justice and climate action, more than 200,000 people jammed the streets of the nation’s capital on Saturday in 90-degree temperatures. The People’s Climate March proceeded down Pennsylvania Avenue to surround The White House, chanting “keep it in the […]

EPA Promotes Cooperation with States to Facilitate Safe Disposal of Coal Ash

May 1, 2017 / by Headquarters / Environment, Government, North America, United States EPA

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-promotes-cooperation-states-facilitate-safe-disposal-coal-ash

Trump’s EPA Scrubs Website of Climate Facts

April 30, 2017 / by News Editor / Climate, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, April 30, 2017 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Friday removed decades worth of climate science from its website, one day before 200,000 people came together for the Peoples Climate March in Washington, with thousands more marching in communities around America and the world. Read the […]

Ghost Net Art Can Save Marine Life

April 30, 2017 / by News Editor / Australia, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service THURSDAY ISLAND, Australia, April 30, 2017 (ENS) – To raise awareness of the harmful impact that ghost nets can have on the marine environment, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority is working with Torres Strait artists to transform this waste into an educational tool. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/04/30/ghost-net-art-can-save-marine-life/