U.S. EPA Research News U.S. EPA Research News http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open en-us EPA, NIEHS and NIOSH Showcase Environmental and Occupational Justice Research Efforts Special online supplement to American Journal of Public Health: a resource for the public and policy makershttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6ADC55255D0478618525766C0065A029WASHINGTON - A new resource is available to those working for environmental and occupational justiceThu, 12 Nov 2009 13:33:21 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6ADC55255D0478618525766C0065A029EPA's New Green Parking Lot Allows Scientists to Study Permeable Surfaces That May Help the Environmenthttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/61B216A56EA5E4AC8525765D0056A5A7(New York, N.Y.) Paved parking lots and driveways make our lives easier, but they often create an easy pathway for pollutants to reach underground water sources and alter the natural flow of water back into the ground. The U.SWed, 28 Oct 2009 11:46:25 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/61B216A56EA5E4AC8525765D0056A5A7EPA Releases Guide to Help Scientists Understand Children’s Exposure to Pollutants http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A22F00F9DED188CD8525765C0063F413WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released a user-friendly document to help risk assessors understand how children are exposed to pollutionTue, 27 Oct 2009 14:17:53 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A22F00F9DED188CD8525765C0063F413Federal Agencies to Discuss Best Ways to Prioritize, Evaluate Scientific Researchhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/739488D1B42B6F2C8525765C005CCE75WASHINGTON – Research management experts from across federal science agencies will gather in Washington, D.C., Oct. 28-29, to discuss approaches for identifying research priorities, exploring research performance management, and assessing the impact of completed researchTue, 27 Oct 2009 12:57:43 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/739488D1B42B6F2C8525765C005CCE75Sustainable Design Awards Granted to Four New York College Teamshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3FE0D875D206AA668525764F00574083(New York, N.Y.) Is sustainable year-round food production possible in cold climates? Could a new kind of cooking stove in Haiti help decrease the amount of fuel needed, carbon dioxide emissions and deforestation? These are some of the questions four New York college teams are investigating tWed, 14 Oct 2009 11:53:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3FE0D875D206AA668525764F00574083Scientists, Medical Professionals and Policymakers Join Forces to Protect Children from Environmental Threatshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FF723A2A471F83A385257642005BC4E5(Seattle, Wash.—Oct. 1, 2009) The future of children’s health is at center stage for the next two days as leading researchers, health care providers, and policymakers gather at the Northwest Children’s Environmental Health Forum in Tukwila, WashThu, 1 Oct 2009 13:04:00 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FF723A2A471F83A385257642005BC4E5EPA Awards Virgin Islands $4 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Healthhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9DA71C2A16828DAF8525764100704167(New York, N.Y.) In a move that stands to create jobs, boost local economies, improve aging water and wastewater infrastructure and protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $4,061,700 to the U.S. Virgin IslandsWed, 30 Sep 2009 17:06:57 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9DA71C2A16828DAF8525764100704167EPA Announces Research Strategy to Study Nanomaterialshttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3058183A44280171852576400076BC35FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2009 WASHINGTON –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today outlined a new research strategy to better understand how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environmentTue, 29 Sep 2009 17:39:23 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3058183A44280171852576400076BC35EPA Concludes Water Quality Monitoring Study of New York Bight and Northeast Coastal Waters from Ocean-Going Vesselhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0D56FED94FB5CAD085257634004EE50F(New York, N.Y.) For the last five days, scientists from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have been collecting water quality data as far as 80 miles off the New Jersey and Long Island coasts as part of an ongoing agency effort to monitor the health of the New York BightThu, 17 Sep 2009 10:27:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0D56FED94FB5CAD085257634004EE50FEPA Awards Over $82,000 to Oklahoma State University http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6A51EACF90647241852576330055A542(Dallas, Texas – September 16, 2009) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $82,420 to Oklahoma State University (OSU)Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:37:36 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/6A51EACF90647241852576330055A542EPA’s Ocean Research Vessel Visits Narragansett, R.I. on Labor Day - Free Public “Open House” on Monday, Sept. 7, 10AM – 3PMhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5B93C9BCA30745398525762600675F2E(Boston, Mass. – Sept. 3, 2009) – New Englanders looking for a fun and informative way to enjoy Labor Day are invited to visit EPA’s Ocean Survey Vessel “The Bold,” on Monday Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography Dock in Narragansett, R.IThu, 3 Sep 2009 14:54:55 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5B93C9BCA30745398525762600675F2EFree Public Open Ship Event in New London, Thurs. Aug. 27http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/DC7C09931D34CBD28525761E005C0C5FMedia Advisory U.S. Environmental Protection Agency New England Regional Office August 26, 2009 Contact: Jeanethe Falvey, (617) 918-1020 EPA New England Office of Public Affairs, (617) 918-1010 Free Public Open Ship Event in New London, Thurs. AugWed, 26 Aug 2009 12:50:50 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/DC7C09931D34CBD28525761E005C0C5F