Court Asked to Speed Up Lawsuit Seeking Public Disclosure of Pollutants From BP’s Gulf Spill
From the Bow Seat announces its contest for 2014, which will appeal to all learners! The contest invites high school students to tackle the issue of Plastic Pollution in the Ocean, individually or collaboratively, through ART, ADVOCACY or ESSAY options. The 2014 Ocean Awareness Student Contest is an outgrowth of From the Bow Seat, a […]
BROWARD International Coastal Cleanup: Hugh Taylor Birch State Park (3109 E Sunrise Blvd, Ft Lauderdale); Sat Sept 21, 9am; Sign up here! Keep Broward Beautiful: Saturday, Sept 21; Find a site near you to collect! MIAMI-DADE Keep Miami Beautiful: Saturday, Sept 21; Find a site near you to collect! PALM BEACH Keep Palm Beach […]
CONTACT: Cathy Milbourn (news media only) [email protected] 202-564-7849 202-564-4355 September 16, 2013 WASHINGTON — During Pollution Prevention (P2) Week, September 16-22, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encourages Americans to prevent or reduce pollution at the source. This year’s pollution prevention week comes just three months after President Obama’s speech at Georgetown University where he outlined […]
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Saturday November 16th, 2013 Location: Bernstein Park 5th Street & 5th Avenue Stock Island, FL 33040 In observance of America Recycles Day, Reef Relief is hosting a neighborhood cleanup in partnership with the Monroe County Solid Waste. Monroe County will, also, be running an E-waste and Hazardous Waste Collection. Meet at 9:00 at Bernstein Park. […]
By LIZETTE ALVAREZ. Published: September 8, 2013. New York Times CLEWISTON, Fla. — On wind-whipped days when rain pounds this part of South Florida, people are quickly reminded that Lake Okeechobee, with its vulnerable dike and polluted waters, has become a giant environmental problem far beyond its banks. Beginning in May, huge downpours ushered in […]
In South Florida, a Polluted Bubble Ready to Burst With heavy rain driving waters from Lake Okeechobee to estuaries in the east and west, devastating wildlife, officials are looking for solutions.
Contact: Connie Barclay (301) 427-8003 (202) 441-2398 (Cell) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 29, 2013 Use of “surrogates” to measure incidental take would improve program’s implementation, decrease unnecessary regulatory burden and costs In order to make the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) more effective and less burdensome, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and […]
Reef Relief & Big Pine Kayak Adventures are hosting a cleanup of No Name Key as part of the International Coastal Cleanup event. Wear clothes that can get wet/dirty and shoes that will stay on in mud. A refillable water bottle is suggested. This is a […]