Science & Technology
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Local Partnership Works to Improve Watershed Health
EPA researchers are working with partners to improve the health of the East Fork of the Little Miami River Watershed in Ohio.
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Latest Village Green Station Finds New Home in Houston Museum District
EPA researchers installed a new Village Green bench in Houston, Texas.
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EPA Science Matters Newsletter: How Deep Are the Seagrasses?
Article about research on seagrasses to help set water quality standards.
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Launch of Village Blue Web Application Shares Water Monitoring Data with Baltimore Community
EPA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have launched their mobile-friendly web application for Village Blue, a project that provides real-time water quality monitoring data to the Baltimore, Maryland community.
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Study Shows Possible Link Between Air Pollution and Higher Cholesterol Levels
EPA researchers are using new diagnostic technology and air quality modeling to better understand potential links between air quality and high cholesterol.
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Putting out the Fire: 50 Years of Science to Protect America’s Water
Over the past 50 years, EPA research has played a key role in protecting America's waters. Learn how EPA researchers helped the Agency extinguish an era marked by burning rivers.
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Measuring Ecosystem Health: 50 Years of Science to Protect America’s Ecosystems
For nearly 50 years, EPA has strived to protect and restore the quality of our nation’s waters. These efforts have evolved over time into the National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS).
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Web Summit Presentations: Clean Air Spaces – Indoor Air Filtration to Protect Public Health During Wildland Fire Smoke Episodes
Information on indoor air quality research is provided from a webinar summit on clean air spaces
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EPA Research in the Field: Cleaning up the Muck at Salt Chuck
The Salt Chuck Mine is a former gold, silver, copper, and palladium mine on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
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Meet EPA Ecologist Christopher Nietch, Ph.D.
Dr. Chris Nietch is a research ecologist with a Ph.D. in biological and marine sciences from the University of South Carolina. Over his 20 years with EPA, his research has focused on harmful algal bloom ecology and risk characterization and how to best app
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Meet EPA Biologist Madison Feshuk
EPA researcher Madison Feshuk is a biologist within the Office of Research and Development’s Center for Computational Toxicology & Exposure. She develops and applies innovative data science solutions for new approach methodologies (NAMs). Her efforts incre
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Postdocs @ EPA
We asked current participants and alumni of EPA’s various postdoc opportunities to share their experiences and accomplishments from their time at the agency. Read their responses below.
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Ecosystem Health Research Milestones
Ecosystem-focused research develops methods that measure ecosystem goods and services. These ecosystem services are important to environmental and human health and well-being. Here are some of EPA's key ecosystem research achievements since 1971.
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Meet EPA Researcher James McCord, Ph.D.
EPA scientist James McCord is a chemist that does research focused on identifying and characterizing new chemical contaminants in a range of environmental and biological samples. This work is primarily done through a technique called nontargeted analysis w
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National Coastal Condition Assessment
It is important to monitor coastal waters for potentially harmful trends and to identify areas in good condition. That is the purpose of the National Coastal Condition Assessment, which EPA conducts every few years.
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Celebrate Black History Month with EPA
February is Black History Month. EPA recognizes Black scientists and engineers who devote their careers to help the Agency meet its mission to protect human health and the environment.
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Tiny Plastics, Big Threat: How are Microplastics Impacting our Coral Reefs?
Coral reefs worldwide are under threat from natural and human-made stressors including dredging, climate change, and plastic pollution. At EPA’s Coral Research Facility – an indoor wet lab in Gulf Breeze, Florida – scientists are studying them.
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Understanding the Impacts of Synthetic Nitrogen on Air and Water Quality Using Integrated Models
What does corn have to do with air pollution? Many of us don’t often consider how the food we eat - and the chemicals used to grow, package, or prepare it – can impact the air we breathe and the water we drink.
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Village Blue Lake Pontchartrain Offers New Orleanians Insights into Local Water Quality
EPA recently launched Village Blue Lake Pontchartrain, a water quality monitoring project in New Orleans that’s helping the community learn more about their local water quality and its greater connection to the Mississippi River.
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Down by the Seashore: EPA Corals Lab Helps Protect Coral Reefs
At EPA's lab in Gulf Breeze, Florida, scientists address some of the pressing issues affecting coral reefs including dredging, plastic pollution, higher ocean temperatures, and changing ocean chemistry.