EPA Awards Over $200,000 to Puerto Rico to Expand Understanding of Wetlands

February 24, 2022 NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has awarded a grant for over $200,000 to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to update the United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetland Inventory maps for Puerto Rico. “Wetlands in Puerto Rico are critical to supporting […]

9 Tips on How to Care for Rubber Tree Indoors (Infographic)

Rubber Tree (Ficus elastica) is a very popular houseplant. Known for its bold, glossy leaves. Your Rubber Plant will make a statement in any indoor space. There are many beautiful cultivars of Rubber plants. Ficus elastica variegata is a stunning ficus plant with magnificent white, green, pink leaves. Here are tips on how to take […]

Clean Air Act Cost Benefit Analysis Is Required Only When Authorized By Statute, Except If It Is Imposed By Executive Order, But Cost Benefit Analysis Imposed By Executive Order Can Only Be Modified As Directed By Statute | (ACOEL) | American College of Environmental Lawyers

The law of regulatory cost benefit analysis just became even more incoherent under a ruling of the Western District of Louisiana enjoining implementation of President Biden’s executive order setting parameters to establish the social cost of carbon for use in regulatory analysis. Invoking the “major questions doctrine,” the Court in Louisiana v. Biden reasoned that […]

EPA Awards Over $450,000 to New Jersey to Expand Understanding of Wetlands

February 24, 2022 NEW YORK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has awarded grants for over $450,000 to two entities in New Jersey that will foster their programs to help protect wetlands. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority received two grants totaling $347,535, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection received […]

State of Emergency Ends in Oregon April 1st, Masks March 19th

    Oregon’s state of emergency to end April 1st (townsquare media) Oregon’s state of emergency to end April 1st (townsquare media) Oregon Governor Kate Brown has issued a statement saying the state of emergency will end April 1st…how appropriate. Oregon will also ditch masks 2 days before WA The Oregon Health Authority had originally […]

Avian Flu Spread in the US Worries Poultry Industry

The 2014-15 outbreak is considered the most destructive in the nation’s history. It sent poultry and egg prices soaring and cost the industry more than $3 billion — though the federal government compensated farmers for lost flocks. In the end, nearly 50 million birds were killed by the virus or destroyed to prevent its spread, […]

EPA and Army Select 10 Roundtables to Highlight Regional Implications of WOTUS

February 24, 2022 WASHINGTON (Feb. 24, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) announced the selection of ten geographically varied roundtables with participants representing diverse perspectives. The agencies will work with each selected roundtable to facilitate discussion on implementation of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), […]