Cape May-Lewes ferry, MV Twin Capes (photo credit: DNREC by Sherilyn Lau Have you ever wondered what’s on the ocean floor? Or maybe you’ve thought about what type of home supports marine life such as sea whips and mussels? On the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, 26 miles due east of the Indian River Inlet in [...]
This morning, a post jumped on my computer with this title and a picture of Einstein. I really wasn't interested in reading the article, but I clicked on it hoping to find out how this popped on my screen. I'm always curious about new internet tech. The title of my article is a quote from mystory.com, [...]
by Tom Damm To fully appreciate why two EPA regions are working to improve the Delaware River Watershed, it helps to experience the area’s natural wonders. I had the opportunity to do so recently on two kayaking day trips. The first was an intimate tour of a county lake that connects with Assunpink Creek and eventually [...]
by Tom Damm Spoiler alert! Everyone wins. A new video is benefiting farmers and regulators alike by taking the mystery out of farm inspections. The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association collaborated with EPA employees to produce a video that demonstrates what poultry and egg farms can expect when EPA or state inspectors come a-knocking. The 14-minute [...]
TAMPA - The South Tampa Chamber of Commerce was proud to present scholarships to six Tampa area graduating seniors during a reception hosted at SunCoast Credit Union on May 17th. "Our scholarship program was founded 4 years ago by the Chamber's Education Committee, and each year has grown thanks to the generosity of our members. To [...]
by Tom Damm It’s a four-peat. For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Maryland, College Park has won high honors in EPA’s Campus RainWorks Challenge, a national collegiate competition to design the best ideas for capturing stormwater on campus before it can harm waterways. A UMD team took second place nationally in the Master Plan [...]
Why It’s Important to Shred a Hard Drive The hard drive’s responsibility is to store information. Every file you have saved into your computer is located on this component. This is where your computer remembers the settings and preferences for your programs and your operating system. While much of the information you have stored is likely [...]
By Tai Lung EPA’s environmental justice screening and mapping tool, EJSCREEN, consistently ranks as one of the most used tools on the agency’s website. This week, EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) is announcing an enhancement that will make EJSCREEN even more useful. Based on requests and user When visiting EJSCREEN on a mobile device, you [...]
Charles Lee, Senior Policy Advisor Office of Environmental Justice, US EPA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Environmental Justice FY2017 Progress Report today. It is noteworthy that 2017 marked the 25th anniversary of the founding of EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice. The accomplishments highlighted in the report affirm through action how, after a quarter [...]