EPA Region 2 works to to ensure clean air, pure water and better-protected land in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the seven federally-recognized Indian Nations in those places.
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Municipal Government Center, Munici...
Tuesday, September 1 at 7:00pm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, USVI) O.A.R.'s "Green Dream" was alive and well at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Aug. 15 as EPA talked to fans about recycling many other environmental issues.
We caught up with Benj Gershman from the band O.A.R. to hear about how they're promoting recycling and other environmental issues during their current tour.
Length:4:10
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, USVI) Op-ed on the exposure of children to toxins, by Dr. Philip Landrigan of Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Source: healthychild.org
In the past century, the threats to our children's health have shifted radically. Life-threatening infectious diseases - smallpox, polio, and cholera - have largely been conquered. Babies born in the ...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, USVI)
Environmental awareness, especially recycling, is so important to the rock band O.A.R. that they've made it a focal point of their year-long cross-country tour, which includes more than 100 concerts. On Sunday, Aug. 9, O.A.R. brought its “Green ...Dream,” the term the band uses for its promotion of recycling and other environmental issues, to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and EPA was there to educate fans about recycling and other issues.Read More
Going to an O.A.R. concert in upstate New York? So is EPA, and we'll be collecting old cell phones and chargers to recycle. Just bring a phone or charger to our booth at the band's shows in Saratoga (Aug. 9) and Bethel (Aug. 12), and we...9;ll recycle it for you. And, we're giving a Slinky made from recycled metal to the first 40 people who drop off an item at each concert.Read More
Host:U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, USVI)
Time:7:30PM Sunday, August 9th
Location:Saratoga (Aug. 9) and Bethel (Aug. 12)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, USVI) Check out photos, poems and essays submitted for EPA's Sense of Wonder contest and vote for your favorites.
Source: yosemite.epa.gov
EPA's Aging Initiative, Generations United, and the Rachel Carson Council, Inc. are pleased to present the finalists for the second annual intergenerational photo, essay, and poetry Sense of Wonder contest. ...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, USVI)
Air quality advisories are in effect today for New York's Lower Hudson Valley (http://tinyurl.com/maqymk) and Bergen and Passaic counties in New Jersey (http://tinyurl.com/kp9ynn). People with lung or heart disease, the elderly and children are ...most at risk should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.Read More
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, USVI) Learn how to reduce your environmental impact while boating this summer and get local boating info.
Source: www.epa.gov
It’s all about the gas – use fuel collars to capture splashes and drips and help reduce the introduction of gasoline into the water. Oil absorbent pads (commonly known as bilge pillows and engine pads) can be placed under your engine where drips may occur. ...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, USVI)
Watch EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's speech from last week's League of United Latin American Citizens National Convention and Exposition in San Juan, P.R.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/MMwebcon.nsf
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, USVI) Help us improve the EPA Region 2 Facebook page--let us know what kinds of topics, information and resources you'd like to see here.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, USVI) Bergen Record news article: "Environmental crews keep N.J.'s beaches clean"
Source: www.northjersey.com
The Environmental Protection Agency, along with other federal, state and local partners, is spending the summer in the sky scanning the waters for slicks and floating debris.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, USVI) Clamshell buckets: Are they the right choice for the Hudson River dredging project? Kristen Skopeck of EPA's Hudson River field office talks about this topic on EPA's blog--check out Kristen's update and feel free to ask her a question or leave a comment.
Source: blog.epa.gov
I’ve had many people ask me why the dredging is being performed with environmental clamshell buckets instead of using the hydraulic (with a hose and suction) method. These people point to the fact the ...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, USVI) Invasive plant eradicated from Peconic River (Newsday)
Source: www.newsday.com
After three years of work by hundreds of volunteers, the state Department of Environmental Conservation Tuesday declared victory in clearing out an invasive water plant that threatened to choke the life ...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, USVI) Red, white, blue--and green! Share your ideas to make the 4th of July more environmentally-friendly on EPA's blog.
Source: blog.epa.gov
Independence Day is celebrated across America often outdoors with picnics, fireworks, pool parties, or vacation trips. Share what you plan to do to be red, white, and blue - and green!