SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Marina, Calif-based Cemex to comply with the federal Clean Water Act. Under federal law, sand and gravel mines are required to file for coverage under California’s General Industrial Activities Storm Water Permit

(Boise, Idaho – October 15, 2009) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added the Lower Boise River and Hem Creek to the State of Idaho’s List of Impaired Waters. Both of these waters have been on the state’s list in prior years until the State removed these two waters in 2008

(New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the period of time for community input on the proposal to add New York City’s Newtown Creek to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-OPA200 IDEM public hearing Nov. 18 (CHICAGO - Oct. 15, 2009) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today withdrew its earlier objections to a 2007 version of Indiana's wastewater discharge permit for U.S. Steel's Gary Works

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced today at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing that the agency is stepping up its efforts on Clean Water Act enforcement

(Vancouver, B.C. - October 14, 2009) The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, one of Canada’s preeminent aquariums in British Columbia, will be designated the 23rd Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center (CELC) by Coastal America

(Denver, Colo.¿-¿ October 14, 2009) Larkin Baggett, 54, formerly of Salt Lake City, Utah, was sentenced to 20 years in the U.S. District Court in Key West, Fla

(New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Department of Energy (DOE) covering federal facilities, which details responsibilities for the cleanup of a contaminated site in Middlesex, New Jersey

WASHINGTON (October 8, 2009) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named James City Service Authority, James City, Va., as the national small utility WaterSense partner of the year for 2009

(ATLANTA – Oct. 8, 2009) More than 1,000 WaterSense partners helped Americans save 9.3 billion gallons of water in 2008. The U.S

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Marina, Calif-based Cemex to comply with the federal Clean Water Act. Under federal law, sand and gravel mines are required to file for coverage under California’s General Industrial Activities Storm Water Permit

Exotic Nutrition Pet Company pays $3,500 fine SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined Exotic Nutrition Pet Company, a distributor of pet products, to resolve the alleged sale and distribution of the unregistered pesticide Exotic Nutrition Kage-Care

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-OPA200 IDEM public hearing Nov. 18 (CHICAGO - Oct. 15, 2009) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today withdrew its earlier objections to a 2007 version of Indiana's wastewater discharge permit for U.S. Steel's Gary Works

(Boise, ID – October 15, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and Parsons RCI, Inc. (Parsons, RCI) a Complaint seeking $65,000 in penalties for numerous storm water violations associated with a project near Sandpoint, ID

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced today at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing that the agency is stepping up its efforts on Clean Water Act enforcement

WASHINGTON - Larkin Baggett, 54, formerly of Salt Lake City, Utah, was sentenced to 20 years in the U.S. District Court in Key West, Fla

(Denver, Colo.¿-¿ October 14, 2009) Larkin Baggett, 54, formerly of Salt Lake City, Utah, was sentenced to 20 years in the U.S. District Court in Key West, Fla

(Dallas, Texas – October 14, 2009) The Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Sheridan Production Company, LLC, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, $3,000 for violating the federal Clean Water Act

(New York, NY) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Department of Energy (DOE) covering federal facilities, which details responsibilities for the cleanup of a contaminated site in Middlesex, New Jersey

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is entering into two related agreements with SFO Fuel and Chevron in order to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act at a large jet fuel storage facility located at the San Francisco International Airport

A U.S. cap-and-trade market on greenhouse gases should be designed carefully to avoid unfair economic pain in fossil fuel industries and other parts of the economy, experts told lawmakers on Wednesday. The aim of a cap-and-trade market on greenhouse gases at the center of the climate bill introduced by Senate leaders this month would transform the economy from being based on fossil fuels to more nuclear and renewable power.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn/~4/EIDpPAuJ23c" height="1" width="1"/>

Five giant invasive snake species – Burmese pythons, northern and southern African pythons, boa constrictors and anacondas – could endanger some of America's most important parks and wilderness areas if they are allowed to multiply, according to a report released on by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on Tuesday. The reptiles, some of which grow to over 20 feet long and weigh over 200 pounds, threaten the health of native ecosystems in Florida and parts of the southern U.S. by decimating indigenous species of birds and animals. The snakes have escaped or been released into the wild by people who purchased them as pets when they were small and manageable.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn/~4/PESWGPelFgU" height="1" width="1"/>

Five giant invasive snake species – Burmese pythons, northern and southern African pythons, boa constrictors and anacondas— could endanger some of America's most important parks and wilderness areas if they are allowed to multiply, according to a report released on by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on Tuesday. The reptiles, some of which grow to over 20 feet long and weigh over 200 pounds, threaten the health of native ecosystems in Florida and parts of the southern U.S. by decimating indigenous species of birds and animals. The snakes have escaped or been released into the wild by people who purchased them as pets when they were small and manageable.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn/~4/Tahhlo_9Z2I" height="1" width="1"/>

The US Geological Survey, in partnership with the Ecological Society of America, University of Alaska Fairbanks published the results of a study on the changing climate and the important role that the Arctic plays in sequestering carbon. The study shows that the arctic could potentially alter the Earth’s climate by becoming a possible source of global atmospheric carbon dioxide.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn/~4/hZ40RImzMBA" height="1" width="1"/>

Life in the ocean has the potential to help to prevent global warming, according to a report published today. Marine plant life sucks 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year, but most of the plankton responsible never reaches the seabed to become a permanent carbon store. Mangrove forests, salt marshes and seagrass beds are a different matter. Although together they cover less than 1 percent of the world’s seabed, they lock away well over half of all carbon to be buried in the ocean floor. They are estimated to store 1,650 million tons of carbon dioxide every year — nearly half of global transport emissions — making them one of the most intense carbon sinks on Earth. Their capacity to absorb the emissions is under threat, however: the habitats are being lost at a rate of up to 7 per cent a year, up to 15 times faster than the tropical rainforests. A third have already been lost.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn/~4/Jyfa0wvfqZM" height="1" width="1"/>

A new study by University of Adelaide and Macquarie University (Australia) scientists has shown that populations of endangered species are unlikely to persist in the face of global climate change and habitat loss unless they number around 5,000 mature individuals or more.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn/~4/tXnGoQ63x1o" height="1" width="1"/>

Australian voters no longer see the environment as the top policy issue, but the government remained committed Tuesday to an emissions trading scheme which, if defeated in November, could see a snap election.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SustainableEcosystemsAndCommunityNews-Enn/~4/F1c8nFcOUgA" height="1" width="1"/>