A University of North Dakota research center say mercury levels in fish are not as harmful as previously thought.
Purdue University study measured drainflow and solute losses from agricultural practices over a six year span.
Florida State University research found that the concentration of phytoplankton decreased over a large area of the continental shelf where reef fish spawn.
Westlands Water District joined 29 other public water agencies that argued the National Marine Fisheries Service should have prepared an environmental impact statement before issuing a salmon recovery plan.
Pesticide residuals are regulated as pollutants under the Clean Water Act, but appliers will not need permits until after April 9, 2011, the court said.
About $430,000 and technical assistance will be provided to eight National Estuary Programs.
EPA, DOI, and the Corps of Engineers will work together to minimize adverse environmental consequences of mountaintop coal mining.
Residents of the Lakes of Bliss Woods in Sugar Grove, Ill., will benefit when contractors green their neighborhood July 17-18.
The council will advocate for and leverage state influence on the management of offshore ocean areas.
Five states will pay a combined total of $92,249.
The changes should improve lake and stream protection and give property owners more flexibility.
The Chesapeake Bay Science, Education and Ecosystem Enhancement Act would use NOAA's science, research, and resource management capabilities.
EPA's annual Beach Report says that coastal and Great Lakes beaches were almost always open during the swimming season in 2008.
U.S. delegation visits the Netherlands, hoping to bring its model and management approach back to the United States, and especially Louisiana.