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July 15th EPA Webcast: Healthy Lakeshores Through Better Shoreline Stewardship

Posted Tue, 2010/06/29 - 10:19am by RCAP

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Watershed Academy is pleased to sponsor its 50th free Webcast Seminar on July 15, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern in honor of Lakes Appreciation Month. In this Webcast participants can learn about improving lakeshore habitat through better shoreline stewardship. 

EPA Seeks Public Comment on Strategic Plan to Move Forward on Agency Priorities

Posted Tue, 2010/06/22 - 3:02pm by RCAP

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on its draft FY 2011-2015 strategic plan, which helps advance Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s priorities and the mission to protect human health and the environment. Administrator Jackson’s seven priorities are:

EPA Announces a Schedule of Public Meetings on Hydraulic Fracturing Research Study

Posted Tue, 2010/06/22 - 2:33pm by RCAP

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting four public information meetings on their proposed study of the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and its potential impacts on drinking water. Hydraulic fracturing is a process that aids access to natural gas or oil from shale and other geological formations.