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Nexus 2014: Water, Food, Climate and Energy Conference
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by
Matthew Cimitile
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published
Jan 13, 2014
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last modified
Jan 13, 2014 01:50 PM
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Water,
Climate Change,
Energy,
Events
The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and collaborators will host the Nexus 2014: Water, Food, Climate and Energy Conference to examine the thoughts and actions related to a nexus approach.
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Water Rights & Wetland Restoration Webinar
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by
Matthew Cimitile
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published
Feb 17, 2016
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filed under:
Water,
Events,
Webinar
Will share key terminology and the principles behind the Prior Appropriations Doctrine, as well as variations in the laws and water administration in the Western United States.
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2012 was Warmest and Second Most Extreme Year on Record for the Contiguous U.S.
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NOAA
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published
Jan 08, 2013
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last modified
Jan 21, 2013 10:18 AM
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Water,
Climate Change,
News
2012 marked the warmest year on record for the contiguous United States with the year consisting of a record warm spring, second warmest summer, fourth warmest winter and a warmer-than-average autumn.
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OSM Announces More Than $300 Million Available to Clean Up Abandoned Coal Mines
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OSM
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Feb 26, 2013
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Funding,
Environmental Cleanup,
Energy,
Water,
News
The U. S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) today announced the availability of more than $305 million in Abandoned Mine Land (AML) grants to states and tribes—90 percent of the more than $339.4 million available for distribution—to eliminate environmental hazards caused by past coal mining. OSM administers the grants in accordance with the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), which requires OSM to make AML funding available to eligible states and tribes.
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Stream Restoration Challenge Kicks Off with Spring Plantings
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Maryland DNR; kking
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Apr 30, 2013
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last modified
Apr 30, 2013 10:09 AM
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Water,
News,
Streams
This spring, more than 2,000 students from across Maryland got an early start on their Earth Day contributions, planting trees to improve water quality through Governor Martin O’Malley’s Stream Restoration Challenge. The program ─ which is still accepting proposals ─ provides grants for students and groups to carry out projects to improve Chesapeake Bay water quality through service learning and environmental education activities.
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Wetlands clean water, provide homes for wildlife across the nation
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Michelle Banks, NRCS
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published
May 09, 2013
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Wetlands,
Habitat,
Hazards,
Water,
News
Wetlands play a crucial role in the world’s ecosystem by protecting and improving water quality, filtering surface water, storing floodwater and creating or enhancing wildlife habitat.
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Front Row Seats to Climate Change
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U.S. Geological Survey
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published
May 28, 2013
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filed under:
Water,
Climate Change,
News,
Endangered Species
Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns can lead to declines in southeastern frog and salamander populations, but protecting ponds can improve their plight.
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Position Available - Interdisciplinary (Air and Water Program Manager) Ecologist or Physical Scientist
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by
Jim Schaberl
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published
Aug 20, 2013
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last modified
Aug 29, 2013 12:32 PM
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filed under:
Water,
News
This is a natural resource management position located in the Natural Resources Branch, Division of Natural and Cultural Resources at Shenandoah National Park. The Air and Water Quality Program Manager engages in the study, inventory, monitoring, restoration, and management of air resources /air quality, associated ecological components such as water quality, fisheries, vegetation and wildlife impacts in addition to associated visibility components, and tropospheric ozone.
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Downscaling Scenarios of Climate Change Project to Map Entire Appalachian LCC Region
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by
Matthew Cimitile
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published
Sep 13, 2013
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filed under:
Models,
Climate Change,
Water,
News
A DOI Southeast Climate Science Center funded project will be evaluating the latest generation of global climate models to generate scenarios of future change to climate, hydrology, and vegetation for the Southeastern U.S. as well as the entire range of the Appalachian LCC.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lists Neosho Mucket as Endangered and Rabbitsfoot as Threatened
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USFWS
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published
Sep 17, 2013
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last modified
Oct 17, 2013 10:53 AM
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filed under:
Rivers,
Water,
Streams,
Endangered Species,
News
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the Neosho mucket as endangered and the Rabbitsfoot as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Both species are freshwater mussels found in river systems in the eastern half of the United States.
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