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EPA announced the release of a new tool that provides the public with important information about pollutants that are released into local waterways. The discharge monitoring report pollutant loading tool brings together millions of records and allows for easy searching and mapping of water pollution by local area, watershed, company, industry sector and pollutant. The public can use this new tool to protect their health and the health of their communities. Searches using the pollutant loading tool resul...... continue reading
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today signaled the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s intent to issue a new planning rule for America’s 193-million acre National Forest System that seeks to deliver stronger protections for forests, water, and wildlife while supporting the economic vitality of our rural communities, by releasing online a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the National Forest System Land Management Pl...... continue reading
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W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., January 26, 2012 —The Fifth International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments will be held May 23-25, 2012, at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec City, Canada. ASTM International Committee D18 on Soil and Rock is sponsoring the symposium. The major objectives of the symposium are to: Identify sources, types, and behavior of contaminants; Discuss and share the state of art of sustainable options for the management of contaminated sediments in marine and freshwater environments...... continue reading
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New York -- Forty years after the passing of the Clean Water Act, the Westchester County Supreme Court ruled January 10, 2012 that New York State is failing to take legally required steps to clean up one of the biggest sources of pollution in its waterways - stormwater runoff. The decision comes after a lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Waterkeeper organizations in the region and other partners, challenging the statewide “general permit” for stormwater discharges from municipal sew...... continue reading
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EPA has added updated US Geological Survey (USGS) SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes (SPARROW) data to the nitrogen and phosphorus pollution data access tool, a tool intended to help states develop effective nitrogen and phosphorus source reduction strategies. SPARROW is a GIS-based watershed model that integrates statistical and mechanistic modeling approaches to simulate long-term mean annual stream nutrient loads as a function of a wide range of known sources and factors affecti...... continue reading
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In October 2011, the Fraser Basin Council released Rethinking Our Water Ways – A Guide to Water and Watershed Planning for BC Communities in the Face of Climate Change and Other Challenges; and is rolling out the Guide at workshops around the province. “Do you or your organization have responsibilities in the planning and management of watersheds or water resources in British Columbia? Would you like to know more about current water-related challenges and opportunities?”, states Steve Litke,...... continue reading
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Washington, DC - (Jan. 19, 2012) - The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today released its 2011 list of top 10 states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita, based on the U.S. 2010 Census information. The District of Columbia leads the nation, with more than 31 square feet of LEED-certified space per person in 2011, with Colorado being the leading state, with 2.74 square feet per person in 2011. Other top states include Illinois, Virginia and Washington, with 2.69,...... continue reading
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WASHINGTON, January 13, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a funding opportunity that will bring states, USDA and other stakeholders together to enhance the effectiveness of water quality credit trading. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing up to $10 million in Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for these projects, with up to $5 million focused on water quality credit trading in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Proposals for projects are due March 2, 2012. &nbs...... continue reading
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Atlanta, Ga. – January 13, 2012 – Belgard Hardscapes, the leading manufacturer of paver and wall products, announces the national release of the Anglia Edger. Anglia was released regionally in the Northeast, Mid-West, and West Coast regions in 2011 to provide consumers with a more cost-effective and decorative option for edging paver surfaces. “Garden wall units and bullnose type concrete edging have long been a standard way to edge a paver field, but now, homeowners are trending towards a more modern, ...... continue reading
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When James Featherstone, General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department, sat down to examine the city’s plan for natural disasters, there was a lot he needed to know. If a catastrophic flood were to hit, how would it affect business and residents? When the next major earthquake strikes, how should the city respond? How will floods, wildfire, or landslides affect infrastructure? How will they affect rescue efforts? That’s where the USGS came in. Bringing Science and Communitie...... continue reading
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