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Monday, 03 June 2013 13:59 |
Contacts: Cathy Thomas and Mark Secrist – U.S. Geological Survey – May 2, 2013The U.S. Geological Survey today released an analysis of the Watts Branch of the Anacostia River in Prince Georges County, Md. and Washington, D.C. that documents how restoration work on this urban tributary has had a substantial impact on the local economy, directly or indirectly accounting for 45 jobs, $2.6 million in local labor income and $3.4 million in value added to the local D.C. metropolitan area in 2011. "The USGS study confirms the value of re-greening our urban landscapes around the nation," said David J. Hayes, Deputy Secretary of the Interior. "Restoring one of the most degraded urban streams in the Anacostia watershed while also addressing sewage infrastructure benefited a struggling local economy, provided an improved park and green space for residents, and enhanced wildlife habitat. Restoring a stream is helping restore a community and demonstrates the power of partnerships." The Anacostia watershed is one of the priority areas for interagency cooperation in both President Obama's America's Great Outdoors Initiative and the Urban Waters Federal Partnership. For full article, click here.
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Monday, 03 June 2013 13:48 |
North American Waterfowl Management Plan – 2012 – VideoThe NAWMP Action Plan, companion document to the 2012 NAWMP provides initial guidance and strategic ideas for implementing the 2012 NAWMP. As its title implies, the Action Plan is a call to action. In addition to identifying key actions for each of the seven recommendations in the 2012 NAWMP, it contains technical details and ideas to advance creation of an integrated waterfowl management enterprise. To download the NAWMP Action Plan and to view video, click here.
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Monday, 03 June 2013 13:44 |
The National Academies Press – 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is one of several federal agencies responsible for protecting Americans against significant risks to human health and the environment. As part of that mission, EPA estimates the nature, magnitude, and likelihood of risks to human health and the environment; identifies the potential regulatory actions that will mitigate those risks and protect public health1 and the environment; and uses that information to decide on appropriate regulatory action. Uncertainties, both qualitative and quantitative, in the data and analyses on which these decisions are based enter into the process at each step. As a result, the informed identification and use of the uncertainties inherent in the process is an essential feature of environmental decision making. |
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Tuesday, 28 May 2013 14:16 |
By Brian Glass – Warren Glass Law – May 21, 2013
In a two-page judgment entered earlier this month whose brevity belies its potential significance, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus submitted by environmental groups seeking to compel EPA to take action on applications submitted by two steam electric generating facilities to renew NPDES permits that had expired – one 15 years ago and one 17 years ago – but that have both been administratively continued. For full story, click here.
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Tuesday, 28 May 2013 14:14 |
By Tamarra Kemsley – Nature World News – May 27, 2013Wetlands in eastern North and South Dakota are shrinking at a rapid pace, according to research conducted by Carol Johnston, a South Dakota State University professor. By comparing wetland maps from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey, Johnston of the school’s Natural Resource Management Department was able to identify those areas that, though once wetlands, have since been converted into cropland. For full story, click here. |
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