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- Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Environmental Science Center, Fort Meade, Maryland
- Freshwater Biology Lab, Wheeling, West Virginia
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The Mid-Atlantic Environmental Assessment and Innovation Division (EAID) is responsible for a variety of programs. These include innovative, multi-media (such as combined air, water, soil, etc.) approaches to solving environmental problems.
Subjects we cover: an A to Z list with links
How we're organized: our offices, what they do and contact information
Our programs:
- Analytical Services
- Business Assistance Center
- Children's Health
- Coastal Environment
- Data
- Environmental Management Systems
- Environmental Science Center
- Going Green
- Green Landscaping
- Innovation
- Mountaintop Mining
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Quality Assurance
- Wetlands
- Energy Efficiency Like at the Empire State Building May Come to Philadelphia -- Lorna Rosenberg joined a team from the City of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley Green Building Council
for a tour of major energy retrofits that will reduce energy use at the Empire State Building by 38% or 4.4 million dollars/yr. Retrofits will be made to the 6,500 windows to add a insulating film between the existing double panes instead of expensive and resource costly window replacement. The Philadelphia team is considering working with the Empire State Building team using this approach for a City landmark, possibly City Hall. Further discussions will be held with the Director of Sustainability for Philadelphia and the Executive Director of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council. - Pennsylvania Fish Index of Biological Integrity Project -- We received an update about this EPA funded project which focuses on the development of a Fish Index of Biological Integrity for the three major river basins in Pennsylvania (Ohio, Susquehanna and Delaware). All of the 2008 fish collections have been processed and identified and 2/3 of the 2009 fish collections have been processed and identified. The target date for completion of the samples is April 2010. Future meetings are planned.
- Freshwater Biology Team Teaches in Puerto Rico -- Amy Bergdale from our Freshwater Biology Team participated in EPA Region 2's NPDES training in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This was the first time Whole Effluent Toxicity training had ever been given to Region 2/Puerto Rico. The first day was spent going over the program, diving into aquatic toxicity test methods, both freshwater and marine, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control. The other two training days were spent on statistics, reasonable potential, permit development, and the draft Test of Significant Toxicity.
- Countdown To Spring -- Even though the calendar says January and temperature has been well below freezing, the warmth and beauty of Spring is just a few weeks away. The 2010 Philadelphia Flower Show opens on Sunday, February 28 with the theme “Passport to the World”. EPA Region 3 will once again participate with a display which will incorporate the central theme, while showcasing on-site water management, native plants and other sustainable gardening practices. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information.