Woodford County Schools in Kentucky Named Among Top Finishers in EPA’s National Energy Star Battle of the Buildings Competition (KY)
(05/05/15 -ATLANTA – Woodford County Schools in Kentucky along with more than 5,500 individual buildings across the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico competed in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s fifth-annual Energy Star Battle of the Buildings Competition: Team Challenge Source:: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/18F969D21828F88A85257E3C004E21CA
Dairy Company Owner Sentenced to Six Months of Home Detention and Ordered to Pay $15,000 Fine for Discharging 11,000 Gallons of Cow Feces into the French Broad River (NC)
ATLANTA – William “Billy” Franklin Johnston, the owner of one of North Carolina’s largest dairy farms located in Fletcher, N.C., was sentenced Thursday to four years of probation, six months of which he has to spend in home detention, for his role in the discharging of cow feces into the French Broad River, announced Jill […]
EPA to Sign Memorandum of Understanding with Atlanta Metropolitan State College (GA)
ATLANTA – On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will enter into agreement with Atlanta Metropolitan State College (AMSC) to promote environmental sustainability. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will provide technical assistance, outreach and training to the underrepresented communities in the metropolitan Atlanta and surrounding areas that will help establish and […]
THURSDAY: EPA to Hold a Public Meeting About the Cleanup of Cavenham Forest Industries Site in Gulfport (MS)
ATLANTA – Gulfport residents are invited to attend a public meeting about the ongoing cleanup of the Cavenham Forest Industries (CFI) facility. CFI is a former wood treating plant that closed in 1987 after operating for over 80 years at 9502 Creosote Rd. in Gulfport, bordering Turkey creek, Bernard Bayou and Rippy Road-Airport Road Source:: […]
TODAY: EPA and City of Atlanta to Hold the 3rd Annual Earth Day Rally at the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center Courtyard/Egypt Sherrod, Star of HGTV’s highly rated “Property Virgins”, will Host the Rally (GA)
ATLANTA – In celebration of the 45th Anniversary of Earth Day, EPA Regional Administrator Heather McTeer Toney will join Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Egypt Sherrod, the star of HGTV’s highly rated “Property Virgins” and author of “Keep Calm…It’s Just Real Estate: Your No-Stress Guide to Buying a Home” at the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal […]
Controlled burn today at Blue Cypress Conservation Area in Indian River County
The St. Johns River Water Management District is conducting a 4,000-acre prescribed fire today at the Blue Cypress Conservation Area in Indian River County. The purpose of the burn is ecosystem management of the sawgrass marsh. The airboat crossing on levee L-77 is closed for the duration of the burn. Today’s fire was set by […]
Controlled burn today at Lake Apopka North Shore in Orange County
The St. Johns River Water Management District is conducting a 50-acre prescribed fire today at the Lake Apopka North Shore in Orange County. The burn is south of County Road (CR) 48 near the intersection of CR 48 and CR 448-A. The purpose of today’s burn is to restore disturbed habitat and to reduce fuel […]
Region VII 6th Annual Water For People Wine Tasting
Please join us for our 6th Annual Water For People Wine Tasting Event! Net proceeds will benefit Water For People! More info to Follow! Source:: http://www.fsawwa.org/events/event_details.asp?id=632082
Partnership project to benefit Volusia Blue Spring, water supply
Work has begun on a $6 million project to connect the reclaimed water distribution systems of Volusia County and the cities of DeLand, Deltona and Orange City. The interconnection will help conserve fresh groundwater and benefit Volusia Blue Spring. [April 17, 2015] Source:: http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws10/news_release/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr15-047
Proclamation approved designating April as Water Conservation Month
The St. Johns River Water Management District’s Governing Board approved a proclamation on March 10, 2015, designating April as Water Conservation Month to heighten awareness about the importance of water conservation. [March 10, 2015] Source:: http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws10/news_release/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr15-036