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AAAS Kicks Off Initiative to Recognize Climate Change Risks
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AAAS is announcing the launch of a new initiative to expand the dialogue on the risks of climate change.
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Fish and Wildlife Service conducts five-year status reviews of 33 southeastern species
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct five-year status reviews of 25 endangered and eight threatened species occurring in one or more of the 10 states in the Southeast and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The public is invited to provide written information and comments concerning these species on or before May 27, 2014.
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Interior Releases First National Interactive Map of Onshore Wind Turbines
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USGS Scientific Tool to Aid Landscape-Level Planning, Responsible Renewable Energy Development, Support Climate Action Plan
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Mapping Climate Change in the Oceans
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NOAA Research and NOAA Fisheries collaborate on new method to assess fish vulnerability to climate change
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IPCC Working Group II Report Released
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report today that says the effects of climate change are already occurring on all continents and across the oceans. The world, in many cases, is ill-prepared for risks from a changing climate. The report also concludes that there are opportunities to respond to such risks, though the risks will be difficult to manage with high levels of warming.
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Progress toward reducing oil and gas air emissions in Ohio
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New rules will help reduce air pollution that harms public health and contributes to climate change.
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Service Provides More Than $47 Million in Grants to States, Territories for Sensitive, Imperiled Species
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Sensitive and imperiled species across the nation will benefit from $47,877,598 in grants through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s State Wildlife Grants (SWG) program. The funds are apportioned annually to all states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa. Apportionments are determined by a formula based on land area and population. States and their partners provide a non-federal funds match for projects that help species of greatest conservation need and their habitats.
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Restoration biologist Jess Jones receives Rachel Carson Award
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Jess Jones, a restoration biologist in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, co-director of Virginia Tech’s Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Center, and an integral part of the Appalachian LCC, received the Rachel Carson Award for Scientific Excellence from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Ecology Team Improves Understanding of Valley-wide Stream Chemistry
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A geostatistical approach for studying environmental conditions in stream networks and landscapes has been successfully applied at a valley-wide scale to assess headwater stream chemistry at high resolution, revealing unexpected patterns in natural chemical components.
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On Earth Day, U.S. Forest Service Seeks Applications for Wood to Energy Projects
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As part of the national observance of Earth Day, the U.S. Forest Service today announced that it is seeking proposals that expand wood energy use and support responsible forest management. Also today, the Forest Service released a Wood Energy Financial App for use by community and business leaders seeking to replace fossil fuel with wood energy.
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