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EPA webcast on September 17 on incorporating wetlands into watershed planning

Posted Fri, 2013/09/13 - 9:48am by RCAP

There will be an EPA Watershed Academy webcast on September 17 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Eastern on the new "Wetlands Supplement: Incorporating Wetlands into Watershed Planning." This document published is a supplement to EPA's Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters and is intended to encourage the inclusion of proactive wetland management in the watershed-planning process.

Out of sight, out of mind: Carcinogenic chemical spreads beneath Michigan town

Posted Mon, 2013/09/09 - 11:19am by RCAP

When state and federal environmental officials visited the tucked-away town of Mancelona, Mich., 15 years ago, their presence surprised local residents.

"My heart and most of my life has been spent here in Antrim County,” said Gary Knapp, a long-time resident. “And I knew nothing of its environmental problems.”

EPA releases new climate science lesson plans for middle school classrooms

Posted Mon, 2013/09/09 - 11:10am by RCAP

EPA has released seven new lesson plans about climate change developed specifically for middle school students. The lesson plans and related classroom activities are tailored to meet the National Science Learning Standards, and the majority can be completed  in one class period of 45 to 60 minutes. Topics covered by the lesson plans include: