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EPA adds six and proposes 11 sites to superfund`s national priorities list
The US Environmental Protection Agency is adding six new hazardous waste sites that pose risks to human health and the environment to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites. EPA is also proposing to add 11 other sites to the list. Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans up the most complex uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country. To date, there have been 1,587 sites listed on the NPL. Of these sites, 329 sites have been deleted, resulting in 1,258 sites currently on the NPL. With the proposal of the 11 new sites, there are 64 proposed sites ... |
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Increasing plant diversity: the answer to climate change adaptation?
Extreme weather events are expected to increase in frequency and magnitude as the global climate changes. The effect of this on plant productivity in Europe is largely unknown. Researchers have recreated extreme weather conditions in isolated plots to assess the impact on plant productivity. They found that the response of plants to the conditions depended on the diversity within a plant community. Grassland conservation is a key theme in the EU`s LIFE+ programme1. Extreme weather events, such as drought or prolonged rainfall, brought about by global climate change, are likely to compromise the ... |
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- A little nitrogen can go a long way
Varying the rate of crop production inputs such as fertilizer and seed makes intuitive sense, as farmers have long observed differences in crop yield ...
- US organizations receive US$1.5m for brownfields training, research, and technical assistance
The US Environmental Protection Agency is awarding 10 grants for brownfields training, research, and technical assistance projects with national scope ...
- Defra publishes revised nitrate regulations and maps
Defra has published regulations extending the areas of England designated as Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) from 55% to around 70%. This reflects ...
- Homeland Security`s environmental remediation division awarded US$2.4m contract
Homeland Security Capital Corporation (HSCC) (OTCBB: HOMS), an international provider of specialized technology-based radiological, nuclear, environmental, ...
- Arctic ice on the verge of another all-time low
Following last summer`s record minimum ice cover in the Arctic, current observations from ESA`s Envisat satellite suggest that the extent of polar sea-ice ...
- Boston receives US$503,500 EPA brownfields grant
The City of Boston has been awarded three EPA Brownfield’s cleanup grants totaling $503,500. Brownfields grants aid communities in the process of revitalizing ...
- Underground monitoring of carbon storage site begins in Mississippi
A team from the U.S. Department of Energy`s (DOE) Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (SECARB) is using scientific instrumentation, installed ...
- Australia’s ocean research ship open to Sydneysiders
RV Southern Surveyor is the only dedicated Australian research ship equipped to perform marine research in the offshore waters of Australia and Oceania. ...
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