District’s Aerial Burn an Exercise in Efficiency
District staff recently held an aerial prescribed burn at the Green Swamp. The burn was held in conjunction with the Florida Forest Service as an ongoing effort to share resources with other agencies. Aerial burns are efficient ways to carry out prescribed burns because they target a larger amount of acreage than a traditional prescribed […]
Settlement with Continental Carbon Company to Reduce Air Pollution at Manufacturing Facility in Alabama (AL)
WASHINGTON – In a settlement with the United States and the states of Alabama and Oklahoma, Continental Carbon Company has agreed to install pollution control technology that will significantly cut emissions of harmful air pollutants at manufacturing facilities in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced […]
EPA Awards Clean Diesel Grant to the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest for Work in Florida and South Carolina (FL, SC)
ATLANTA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest is among the recipients of clean diesel grants. EPA has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel […]
WateReuse Offers Recommendations for EPA Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center
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EPA acknowledges federal, state and local partners for Improving Water Quality in the Bear Creek Watershed (AL)
ATLANTA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commends the efforts of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) along with other federal, state and local partners for improving water quality in the Bear Creek Watershed. Implementing numerous best management practices (BMPs) within the watershed, from 2000 to 2005, decreased aluminum loading in the watershed […]
Controlled burn today at Buck Lake Conservation Area in Brevard County
The St. Johns River Water Management District is conducting a 335-acre prescribed fire today at the Buck Lake Conservation Area in northwestern Brevard County. The burn is located between Buck Lake and Freshwater Lake. The purpose of the burn is to maintain flatwoods and wildlife habitat, and to reduce fuels. [March 17, 2015] Source:: http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws10/news_release/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr15-041
Controlled burn today at Sunnyhill Restoration Area in Marion County
The St. Johns River Water Management District is conducting a 142-acre prescribed fire today at the Sunnyhill Restoration Area in Marion County. The fire is near the north parking lot along S.E. 182nd Avenue (Forest Road 8). The purpose of the burn is to reduce hazardous fuel loads. [March 3, 2015] Source:: http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws10/news_release/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr15-031