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EPA Researcher Receives 2011 Presidential Early Career Award

Dr. Mehdi Hazari was awarded the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) award for his research about the effects of air toxicants on the central and local neural controls of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems... Read More →

Atlantic Ecology Division Climbs Aboard the High Performance Sustainable Building Certification Process

The Atlantic Ecology Division and two other EPA facilities have partnered with OARM’s Facility Management Division to help EPA meet its Green Building requirements. Read More →

WED Scientist Organizes Symposium on the Risks and Rewards of Quantifying Ecosystem Services

Jana Compton of NHEERL’s Western Ecology Division (WED) and Emily Berhardt of Duke University have organized a symposium entitled "Commodifying Nature: The Scientific Basis for Ecosystem Services Valuation in Environmental Decision Making". Read More →

NHEERL Scientists Participate in Workshop on Use of MOA To Support Development of Multipollutant Science Assessment for NAAQS Pollutants

Sections 108 and 109 of the Clean Air Act require periodic review and, if appropriate, revisions of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Read More →

Water Isoscape Suggests That Willamette Basin Is Vulnerable to Climate Change Effects

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scientists in Oregon's Willamette Valley are using the isotopic signals of small tributary streams and rivers within the Willamette Basin to paint a picture of where their water comes from and how water resources might change in the future. Read More →

New Book on Estuaries Edited by NHEERL Scientist

Estuaries: Classification, Ecology and Human Impacts, published by Nova in June 2012, was edited by Stephen J. Jordan of NHEERL’s Gulf Ecology Division (GED). Dr. Jordan is currently on detail to the NHEERL Research Planning and Coordination Staff as Assistant Laboratory Director for Safe and Sustainable Water Resources. Read More →

Incorporating Sustainability in the US EPA

In commemorating EPA at 40, on Nov. 30th EPA announced a historic study that will provide the foundation for EPA's shift toward a sustainability framework. View video of the announcement. Read more about the study, listen to audio and view photos of the announcement.  Exit EPA Disclaimer

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    CME Credit Now Available for EPA's Online Ozone Course

    Surveys show that, when a health care provider tells a patient about the Air Quality Index, the patient is up to six times more likely to pay attention to the daily air quality forecast. This makes physicians key to spreading the word about air quality and its impacts on health. As such, Susan Stone and Ellen Wildermann at OAQPS, James Brown at NCEA... Read the full story

  • Published Paper

    EPHD Scientists' Paper on Ozone Inhalation Research Published in EHP

    In early December, Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) published a manuscript entitled "Overt and Latent Cardiac Effects of Ozone Inhalation in Rats: Evidence for Autonomic Modulation and Increased Myocardial Vulnerability," by Aimen K. Farraj and colleagues... Read the full story

  • EPA Medal

    GED Researchers Awarded EPA Gold Medal

    Rick Greene, Acting Director of NHEERL's Gulf Ecology Division (GED), and Jim Hagy of GED’s Ecosystem Dynamics and Effects Branch were among those recently awarded an EPA Gold Medal for Exceptional Service. They were part of the interdisciplinary team of experts from the Office of Science and Technology, Region IV, the Office of Research and Development, and the Office of General Counsel... Read the full story

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