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EPA releases new climate change video series

Posted Wed, 2013/08/28 - 4:11pm by RCAP

The series supports President Obama’s Climate Action Plan and highlights benefits of reducing energy consumption

EPA launches harmful algal bloom video public service announcement series

Posted Tue, 2013/08/06 - 4:23pm by RCAP

When In Doubt, Stay Out! Protect your pooch from harmful algal blooms

EPA has released the first of three video public service announcements to raise awareness about the potential public health impacts of harmful algal blooms, which are a manifestation of nutrient pollution. The first video, "When in Doubt, Stay Out," talks about protecting human and pet health from potentially toxic algal blooms.

EPA webcast series to raise awareness about harmful algal blooms

Posted Tue, 2013/08/06 - 4:05pm by RCAP

On August 20, 2013, EPA's Watershed Academy will host a webcast on the identification and monitoring of harmful algal blooms. Don Anderson from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Steve Morton from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will continue the series with a discussion of innovative methods for identifying these algae and their blooms and how both government and research institutions and even the public can help to monitor their outbreak and spread.