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President’s Budget Proposal for EPA a Step in the Right Direction
By Steve Brown - ECOSWire – February 1, 2010
The President released US EPA’s budget today, with the portion of the budget dedicated to supporting the states’ environmental programs seeing its first substantial proposed increase in seven years. For full press release, go to: http://www.ecos.org/
A Budget for Tougher Times: EPA Blog
Lisa Jackson’s Budget Announcement: http://blog.epa.gov/administrator/2010/02/01/administrator-jackson-releases-2011-budget/
For a related story, go to: http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20100203/1aenvirostates03_st.art.htm USA Today Examines Shortages in State Budgets
USA Today on February 3 featured a front-page article on state environmental agency budget issues. (See http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2010-02-02-environment-states-epa_N.htm). |
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MI: Humbug Marsh Will Become Michigan's First Wetland of International Importance Under the Ramsar Convention
Contact: Tracy Collin – Michigan Department of Natural Resources Press Release – February 2, 2010
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. National Ramsar Committee are pleased to announce that Humbug Marsh will become Michigan's first Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. For more information, go to: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/news/release.cfm?rid=170 and for full press release, go to: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-7251_7253-231028--RSS,00.html
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Interim North Central and Northeast Regional Supplement for Corps 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, announces the publication and one year trial implementation period of the Interim Northcentral and Northeast Regional Supplement (“supplement”) to the 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual (“1987 Manual”). This supplement was developed by wetland delineation experts from state and Federal agencies and academia with experience within this area. For the public notice, go to: http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/reg/10/spn020210-1987Manual.pdf
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FUTURE
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| Lisa Jackson just released a memo that listed the seven key areas that EPA will focus on this year |
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Pollution Equipment News – January 2010
(Memo by Lisa Jackson) Almost one year ago, I began my work as Administrator. It has been a deeply fulfilling 12 months and a wonderful homecoming for me. As our first year together draws to a close, we must now look to the tasks ahead. In my First Day Memo, I outlined five priorities for my time as Administrator. We have made enormous strides on all five, and our achievements reflect your hard work and dedication. By working with our senior policy team, listening to your input and learning from the experiences of the last 12 months, we have strengthened our focus and expanded the list of priorities. Listed below are seven key themes to focus the work of our agency. For full memo, go to: http://www.rimbach.com/scripts/Article/PEN/Number.idc?Number=200 |
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| EPA Wetland Grants Database Offers States and Tribes Peer-to-Peer Learning Opportunity |
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"EPA's Wetland Grants Database (WGD) houses data for Wetland Program Development Grants. This data includes project descriptions, grant amounts, project deliverables and final reports (for closed-out grants), geolocational information, case studies, EPA and grantee contact information, and more. The WGD also features a "Model Products" section, where EPA plans to highlight some of its more valuable grant-created products. EPA hopes the WGD can be a valuable learning tool for potential grantees to learn from what others have done, as well as providing all interested parties general information about what has been developed by Wetland Program Development Grants over time. To access the WGD, please go to:
http://iaspub.epa.gov/pls/grts/f?p=101:1 and click on the link that says, "Click here for Public Access (read-only)." The links on the left-hand sidebar describe the information available in that section of the database. The WGD is administered by EPA's Wetlands Division. Any questions about the WGD may be sent to Romell Nandi of EPA's Wetlands Division at: nandi.romell@epa.gov |
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| Scientists say mountaintop mining should be stopped |
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By David A. Fahrenthold – Washington Post – January 8, 2010
Mountaintop coal mining -- in which Appalachian peaks are blasted off and stream valleys buried under tons of rubble -- is so destructive that the government should stop giving out new permits to do it, a group of scientists said in a paper released Thursday. The group, headed by a University of Maryland researcher, said it performed the most comprehensive study to date of the controversial practice, also known as "mountaintop removal." For full story, go to: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/07/AR2010010702530.html?hpid=topnews |
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| Arctic methane emissions jump, hint of warming |
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The Economic Times – January 16, 2010
Arctic emissions
of a powerful greenhouse gas jumped 30% in recent years in a worrying hint that global warming might unlock vast stores frozen in permafrost, scientists said on Friday. "It's too early to call it a trend but if it continues this way there will be serious implications," said Paul Palmer, a scientist at Edinburgh University in Scotland who was among authors of the study of methane emissions from wetlands. For full story, go to: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Global-Warming/Arctic-methane-emissions-jump-hint-of-warming-/articleshow/5453195.cms |
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| FWS: Status Report for the National Wetlands Inventory Program 2009 |
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Edited by Ralph Tiner – FWS – December 2009
The 2009 report on the National Wetlands Inventory Program has been posted on the FWS website. This provides an overview of the NWI program as well as links to new resources available. The NWI Program has come a long way since its beginnings in the mid-1970s. It is much more than a mapping operation, providing data and analyses that allow decision-makers
to make better informed decisions on the fate of wetlands and that have helped educate the American public on wetlands, their values, status, and threats. To read the full report, go to: http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/_documents/gOther/StatusReportNWIProgram2009.pdf |
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| The Environment and Natural Disasters |
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Green Cupboard Community (blog article) – January 2010
In the wake of the 7.0 Earthquake that struck Haiti last week, there has been quite a bit of chatter as to the causes of such devastating natural disasters. Though some natural forces, such as hurricanes, can be forecasted and preparations can be made against the coming events, earthquakes do not allow for any preparation and strike without warning. One of the many terms flying around in all this chatter is environmental degradation. For full story, go to: http://community.greencupboards.com/articles/the-environment-and-natural-disasters/ |
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