fish damage prevention News

Mercury has many uses but its toxic properties are a health concern. A recent analysis explored the effects of mercury exposure on human genes. They identify four possible processes that could lead to genetic damage and suggest that international safety limits may need reviewing. Mercury is versatile and this means it is used in areas ranging from industry to dentistry and from pharmacology to ...

Sep. 17, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

When an area is changing from rural to urban, city planners try to measure the impact of development on a whole host of 'quality of life' factors. What will happen to traffic patterns? Will the community need new schools? Who will provide water and sewer services, with how much capacity? These are tough questions, but they are measureable. On the other hand, the pressure of urbanization on ...

Jul. 3, 2008

By Water Environment Research Foundation

After two years of review, Montana and federal officials notified Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday that they intend to seek damages for injuries to birds, fish and other natural resources from a major crude oil spill into the Yellowstone River. The Texas company's 12-inch Silvertip pipeline broke near Laurel during flooding in July 2011, ...

Nov. 3, 2013

By Associated Press

The state of Connecticut is proposing to modify two dams to provide unobstructed passage for fish in the Blackberry River. A bypass channel would be created around Lower Pond Dam and an unnamed adjacent dam would be breached. The proposed project could improve habitat for Burbot, a state-listed endangered species, and provide high, sustainable ecological and recreational benefits when ...

Dec. 27, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

On 11 March 2009 the European Parliament finally approved the third package of measures for maritime safety after the agreement reached in conciliation last December and approval by the Council. 'I am particularly satisfied with the agreement reached between the Parliament and the Council. It is a significant step towards improved prevention of maritime accidents and increased accountability of ...

Mar. 12, 2009

By European Commission

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently partnered with Fishing for Energy to remove derelict stone crab traps from the marine environment near Everglades City, FL, making it the second location in Florida to join the unique partnership. The collected gear was brought to the Lee County Solid Waste Resource Recovery ...

Sep. 9, 2011

Black Point Marina is the first harbor in Florida to join the Fishing for Energy initiative. On July 16th, volunteers in kayaks, canoes, and flat boats will hunt for and collect derelict crab pots at sea to be placed in a Fishing for Energy disposal bin back on land. Gear collected at the harbor will be stripped of metals for ...

Jul. 15, 2011

The Port of Tacoma and two contractors have agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty and restore wetland habitat at an estimated cost of over $3 million to compensate for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act that damaged valuable Puget Sound wetlands, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

Aug. 5, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

LA Testing provides testing services to prevent mercury from the environment and food products from impacting people and animals. Garden Grove, CA, August 2nd, 2010 ...

Aug. 2, 2010

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.

Mangroves are being destroyed at a rate 3 - 5 times greater than the average rates of forest loss, costing billions in economic damages and denying millions of people the ecosystem services they need to survive, according to a new report launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The Importance of Mangroves: A Call to Action launched today at the ...

Sep. 29, 2014

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Concern is growing over the threat that widespread plastic waste poses to marine life, with conservative estimates of the overall financial damage of plastics to marine ecosystems standing at US$13 billion each year, according to two reports released on the opening day of the first United Nations Environment Assembly. The eleventh edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Year ...

Jun. 23, 2014

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

According to a complaint filed recently by EPA’s New England office, Swissport Fueling, Inc. of Dulles, Va. and BOSFuel Corp. of Fort Worth, Texas did not properly execute its emergency spill response plan at the Logan facility, in violation of the oil pollution prevention regulations under the federal Clean Water Act The Logan facility, which has been operated by BOSFuel since 1999, has an ...

Oct. 11, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that $22 million has been received from D.S.C. of Newark Enterprises, Inc. and its sole shareholder, Anthony Coraci, for their liability in a settlement to recover the federal and state government’s costs for cleanup and for natural resource damages caused by contamination at the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Superfund site in South ...

Mar. 19, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Responding to last year’s massive coal ash spill at a Tennessee Valley Authority facility in Kingston, Tennessee, the US Environmental Protection Agency today laid out new efforts to prevent future threats to human health and the environment.  The agency’s plan includes measures to gather critical coal ash impoundment information from electrical utilities nationwide, conduct on-site ...

Mar. 10, 2009

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

According to a complaint filed recently by EPA’s New England office, Swissport Fueling, Inc. of Dulles, Va. and BOSFuel Corp. of Fort Worth, Texas did not properly execute its emergency spill response plan at the Logan facility, in violation of the oil pollution prevention regulations under the federal Clean Water Act The Logan facility, which has been operated by BOSFuel since 1999, has an ...

Oct. 12, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

After extensive scientific study, a major public hearing in West Virginia and review of more than 50,000 public comments, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will use its authority under the Clean Water Act to halt the proposed disposal of mining waste in streams at the Mingo-Logan Coal Company’s Spruce No. 1 coal mine. EPA is acting under the law and ...

Jan. 13, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

A Truro-based company has been ordered to pay £3,000 in fines and costs after a cocktail of hazardous chemicals leaked from an industrial estate into a tributary of the Penryn River. The case was brought by the Environment Agency. Members of the public raised the alarm after a stream near the Kernick Industrial Estate turned foamy and started to smell ‘very strongly’ of chemicals. Several ...

Feb. 4, 2008

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

Fishing for Energy, the partnership that provides commercial fishermen a cost-free way to recycle old and unusable fishing gear, today announced the participation of Newburyport, MA in the program. Gear collected from local commercial fishermen will be hauled and stripped of metals for recycling with the help of Schnitzer Steel and processed into renewable energy at the Covanta Haverhill ...

Aug. 13, 2012

The New Jersey Seafood Cooperative of Belford is the latest addition to the Fishing for Energy initiative, the program providing commercial fishermen a cost-free way to recycle old and unusable fishing gear. Gear, such as rope and fishing nets collected at the Co-op will be processed into clean, renewable energy at the Covanta Union Energy-from-Waste facility in ...

Aug. 12, 2011

Today in honor of World Oceans Day, Fishing for Energy, the partnership that provides commercial fishermen a cost-free way to recycle old and unusable fishing gear, announced the participation of Montauk, NY in the program. Gear collected from local commercial fishermen will be hauled and stripped of metals for recycling with the help of Gershow Recycling and processed into clean, renewable ...

Jun. 8, 2012