EPA Press Releases
EPA Press Releases - Research and Development

2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001

2010

• Administrator Jackson Unveils Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan (Feb 22, 2010)

2009

• More than $1 Million for Projects to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound (Oct 29, 2009)
  The grants include $38,538 to control perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) at West Meadow Beach, Town of Brookhaven, New York.
• EPA to Host Meetings about Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (Jul 17, 2009)
• Plan Announced to Improve Pest Control in Schools by 2015 (Jan 7, 2009)

2008

• Vessel Discharges Require Permit (Dec 18, 2008)
• U.S. EPA awards $1 million to reduce pesticide risk, promote natural pest solutions/ California grants will promote effective and environmentally sensitive approaches to pest management (Dec 4, 2008)
• EPA Funds West Nile Virus Research at Rutgers (Jul 31, 2008)
• Government agencies and boaters prepare to combat Great Lakes invaders (Jul 29, 2008)
• Could Preserving Biodiversity Reduce Disease? EPA Funds $2.25 Million to Research Connections (Jul 23, 2008)
• EPA Proposes Vessel Discharge Permits (Jun 16, 2008)
• Maine Construction Company Settles With EPA for Clean Water Violations (Mar 12, 2008)
• EPA hosts meeting on Saginaw Bay environmental issues Jan. 31, 7 p.m (Jan 23, 2008)

2007

• EPA Awards $30,000 Environmental Education Grant to the Moanalua Gardens Foundation Funds to Support Work on Outreach Projects (Sep 17, 2007)
• Torreon Wash project selected for EPA grant (Aug 20, 2007)
• EPA Considers How to Develop Vessel Discharge Permit Program (Jun 20, 2007)
• Quagga Mussels Confirmed in Duluth - Superior Harbor by US EPA (Jan 11, 2007)

2006

• Updated plans for each of the Great Lakes now available (May 4, 2006)
• EPA and the Federation of Fly Fishers sponsor international symposium on invasive algae (May 18, 2006)

2005

• Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy Now Available; EPA Outlines Next Federal Actions (Dec 12, 2005)
• Aquatic Invasive Species Open House at Boulder Library Auditorium, October 25 (Oct 21, 2005)
• Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy Released (Jul 7, 2005)

2004

• Federal Funding Available for Enhanced Protection Against Asian Carp (Oct 13, 2004)
• Great Lakes Task Force Created to Coordinate Federal Restoration Efforts (May 18, 2004)
• Bush Administration Proposes Major New Funding for Great Lakes Cleanup (Jan 29, 2004)

• Whtiman Announces $15 Million for the Nation's Watersheds (May 2, 2003)
• President’s Environmental Budget Promotes Stewardship and Produces Results (Feb 3, 2003)

• President Bush to Commit More than $20 Million for Watershed Protection: EPA Announces New Initiative to Protect and Preserve America's Waterways (Jan 26, 2002)

• Star Grants Awarded for Invasive Species Research (Oct 11, 2001)
• Federal Agencies Coordinate on Coastal Monitoring Plan (Jan 5, 2001)