Ecosystems


Gulf Specimen Lab Plans Noah's Ark Operation

The Florida-based marine lab is seeking volunteers and donations to protect Gulf of Mexico sea life.

EPA to End Endosulfan Use to Protect Farmworkers and Wildlife

Agency is in discussions with Makhteshim Agan of North America, the insecticide's manufacturer.

Judge Hands Down $850,000 Penalty, 5 Years' Probation in APPS Case

Employees of Cooperative Success Maritime, a ship management company, were falsifying record book logs and discharging oily bilge water into the ocean.

Air Force Taps AECOM for Restoration, Remediation Jobs

The Worldwide Environmental Restoration and Construction IDIQ contract, valued up to $3 billion, includes about 40 companies.

Operation Hope's Land Management Wins Buckminster Fuller Challenge

The group's management process re-establishes the balance between plant growth and the behavior of herding animals.

Coast Guard Panel to Screen, Evaluate Oil Spill Technologies

Vendors and scientists are invited to submit white papers for consideration.

South Bronx Readies Workers for Gulf Spill Cleanup

Sustainable South Bronx certifies inner-city workers in HAZWOPER; several graduates will be working in Mississippi.



Locals Get Superfund Job Training for Tar Creek Site

More than 20 citizens who live near the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Northeast Oklahoma have received training that will allow them to work to help clean up the site.

SAB to Review Science for Florida's Coastal Water Quality Standards

EPA to send its data and methodologies to the Science Advisory Board and also will solicit public comment on the science.

Marine Biologist Notes Devastation, Gulf Spill's Silver Lining

Now everyone will know that offshore drilling is the No. 2 cause of oil spills, says John Morrissey.

Alaska DOT Facilities to Pay for Alleged CWA Violations

In addition to penalties, the settlement requires ADOT and its contractors to implement a comprehensive stormwater quality training program for its employees.

Illinois Grand Jury Indicts D & Y Trade for Water Pollution

Recycling business allegedly poured industrial cleaner into storm drain leading to the Fox River, resulting in a fish kill.

Study: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities Add to Water Issues

Scientists collected outflow samples periodically from 2004 to 2009 from three New York wastewater treatment plants, two of which receive more than 20 percent of their wastewater from pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

Incorrect Application of the BOD Test

Sewage treatment plants are missing a whole other source of pollution – nitrogenous matter – when only the BOD5 test is used.

Singapore: Water Short No More

Singapore International Water Week provides a platform for finding viable water solutions, which are critical for the sustainable growth of cities worldwide.

From Kigali to Pittsburgh, the Environment Conversation Continues

United Nations' report, released right before World Environment Day, makes the economic case for repairing the natural world.

Train Bridges Made from Recycled Structural Composite Materials

Fort Eustis, Va., uses its railroad systm to train soliders on train operations.

Upper Delaware Is Most Threatened, American Rivers Says

Group's annual report also features endangered river success stories from the past 20 years.