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Air Pollution / Air Quality / Clean Air Act

Air Pollution / Air Quality

September 2006 

• EPA strengthens U.S. air quality standards -- 09/28/06
• EPA proposes additional options for car A/C systems -- 09/21/06
• EPA proposes improvements to improve New Source Review -- 09/11/06

August 2006 

• EPA releases draft guidance to reduce mechanics' exposure to asbestos -- 08/24/06
• Cleaner burning diesel introduced early in California -- 08/23/06
• EPA takes next step in controlling air pollution from animal feeding operations -- 08/23/06
• EPA proposes cuts in air toxics emissions from degreasers -- 08/15/06
• First air quality permit requirements proposed for industry in 'Indian Country' -- 08/15/06
• Federal court finds EPA's air toxics efforts "grossly delinquent" -- 08/11/06
• GAO report finds EPA's implementation of the air toxics program inadequate -- 08/09/06
• Senator Inhofe welcomes report on New Source Review -- 08/07/06
• Report recommends broader approach to New Source Review rules -- 08/04/06
• California air board funds $5 million in air pollution research -- 08/04/06
• GAO report finds EPA's implementation of the air toxics program inadequate -- 08/03/06

July 2006 

• U.S. EPA proposes PM-10 attainment for California's San Joaquin Valley -- 07/18/06
• EPA issues final report on "Boutique Fuels" -- 07/12/06
• California air board approves amendments to portable equipment emission regulations -- 07/11/06
• EPA approves Las Vegas area carbon monoxide plan -- 07/05/06

June 2006 

• Blue Skyways partners to bring cleaner air -- 06/30/06
• Sixteen states challenge U.S. EPA's mercury emission rules -- 06/23/06
• EPA issues diesel retrofit guidance to states -- 06/20/06
• U.S. EPA announces new ultra low sulfur diesel “Clean diesel” -- 06/15/06
• California air board adopts new rules for forklift emissions -- 06/07/06
• EPA publishes proposed list for "boutique fuels" -- 06/02/06

March 2006 

• EPA to review current ozone standard -- 03/27/06
• California's tough air standards are valid, new report says -- 03/22/06
• EPA takes actions to implement Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) -- 03/21/06
• New study says elderly at higher risk from fine particulate pollution -- 03/15/06
• EPA proposes cuts in toxic emissions from gasoline, vehicles, and portable gas containers -- 03/13/06
• EPA proposes more consistent requirements for ethanol production plants -- 03/10/06
• Cal/EPA Secretary outlines air quality benefits of Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Strategic Growth Plan -- 03/08/06
• California court affirms identification of diesel particulate as a toxic air contaminant -- 03/08/06
• California air board approves cleaner school bus program -- 03/07/06
• EPA releases Second National Assessment of Toxic Air Pollutants -- 03/06/06

February 2006 

• EPA seeks public comment on implementing proposed particle standards -- 02/14/06
• EPA amends air toxics regulations for plywood and composite wood products -- 02/06/06
• First air compliance agreements for animal feeding operations (AFO's) approved -- 02/01/06

January 2006 

• California air board identifies second-hand smoke as a "Toxic Air Contaminant" -- 01/27/06
• EPA upholds "nonattainment" air quality designations -- 01/25/06
• New research links particulate air pollution to development of atherosclerosis -- 01/04/06
• EPA proposes stronger standards for particles -- 01/03/06

December 2005 

• EPA amends enforcement provisions for California's Phase 3 reformulated gasoline program -- 12/21/05
• EPA removes methyl ethyl ketone from list of toxic air pollutants -- 12/16/05
• EPA proposes rule to reduce perchloroethylene emissions from dry cleaners -- 12/13/05
• California air board adopts regulations to reduce emissions from goods movement activities -- 12/09/05
• EPA upholds fine particle pollution designations -- 12/07/05
• EPA finalizes rules to clarify and update vehicle diagnostic systems requirements and evaporative emissions regulations -- 12/05/05
• EPA adopts standards for last remaining category of waste incinerators -- 12/01/05
• EPA extends comment period on proposed changes to the New Source Review permitting program -- 12/01/05

November 2005 

• EPA extends comments on proposed rule to help states meet fine particle standards -- 11/28/05
• EPA grants additional time to comment on aspects of the Clean Air Interstate Rule -- 11/25/05
• State and local air pollution control officials unveil model rule to clean up toxic emissions from power plants -- 11/15/05
• Phase 2 rule to help states reduce ozone pollution to meet stronger federal standards -- 11/09/05
• EPA makes minor changes to fuel additive program -- 11/09/05
• EPA adopts amendments to aircraft engine emission standards -- 11/09/05
• EPA awards more than $1 million in clean diesel grants -- 11/08/05
• EPA guidance help states demonstrate air quality improvements from commuter programs -- 11/04/05
• EPA releases results of its analysis of multi- pollutant legislative and regulatory proposals -- 11/03/05
• EPA releases Acid Rain Program 2004 Progess Report -- 11/01/05

October 2005 

• California Air Resources Board adopts additional prohibitions on heavy duty truck idling -- 10/28/05
• EPA grants requests for additional comments on mercury emissions rule -- 10/27/05
• EPA says no new toxic air emissions standards for three industries -- 10/26/05
• Canada finalizes regulations to cut sulphur levels in diesel fuel -- 10/24/05
• EPA proposes rule to harmonize New Source Review with existing programs -- 10/19/05
• EPA finds no change necessary in nitrogen oxides (NOx) minimization program -- 10/12/05
• California air board releases secondhand smoke report -- 10/11/05

September 2005 

• William Burke reappointed to California's South Coast AQMD Governing Board -- 09/28/05
• California air board upgrades gas can regulations -- 09/26/05
• USDA announces $240 million loan to Ohio utility to enhance air quality -- 09/23/05
• U.S., Canada sign MOU to cut freight industry emissions and save fuel -- 0919/05
• EPA proposes rule to help states meet fine particle pollution standards -- 09/14/05
• Nationwide fuel waiver will continue through September 15 -- 09/06/05

August 2005 

• California air board chair objects to objects to NHTSA CAFE statements -- 08/29/05
• EPA report shows progress in reducing air pollution in eastern states -- 08/24/05
• 14 communities ahead of schedule to reduce smog -- 08/23/05
• EPA finds existing gasoline distribution industry air toxics standards protect public health -- 08/16/05
• National Academies report says 'Clean' Vehicle Research Initiative is on track -- 08/05/05
• California air board will require on-board diagnostic systems on heavy duty engines -- 08/03/05
• EPA proposes implementation plan for Clean Air Interstate Rule states -- 08/01/05
• California air pollution control district updates dairy volatile organic compound emissions estimate -- 08/01/05

Environmental Business

Environmental Business

October 2006 

• Winslow Green Growth Fund named best socially screened fund of 2006 by Kiplinger's Personal Finance -- 10/30/06
• RAE Systems Named One of Silicon Valley's Fastest-Growing Scientific & Medical Equipment and Biotechnology Companies in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program -- 10/27/06
• Tetra Tech Wins $15 Million EPA Water Contract -- 10/26/06
• FuelCell Energy to Install Ultra-Clean Power Plant Running on Milk-Processing Waste to Power California Wastewater Treatment Facility -- 10/25/06
• Daniel B. Magraw Joins the Board of Thorium Power Ltd. -- 10/24/06
• Recycling Advocates, Food and Beverage Organizations, and EPA Launch New Partnership Dedicated to Re-Energizing America's Commitment to Recycling -- 10/23/06
• Mexico Federal Electricity Commission Authorizes $2.2MM Project for SSWM Subsidiary and UNAM -- 10/20/06
• RAE Systems Appoints New Chief Financial Officer -- 10/19/06
• Fuel Tech Awarded Air Pollution Control Orders Totaling $2.3 Million -- 10/18/06
• Varian, Inc. 320-MS Triple Quad Offers Femtogram Detection Limits in a Uniquely Flexible Instrument -- 10/17/06
• National Guard Purchases RAE Systems' Wireless Chemical/Radiation Sensor System for Nationwide Civil Support Team Deployment -- 10/16/06
• RAE Systems Introduces HazRAE 3.0 Chem/Bio/Rad/WMD Decision Support Tool -- 10/13/06
• Gary M. Petersen, Chairman of Green Seal and Pioneering Recycler, and Robert H. Sulnick, Environmental Lawyer, Signed as Consultants to Solucorp Industries, Ltd. -- 10/12/06
• Richard Santello appointed chairman, president & chief executive officer of MHF Logistical Solutions -- 10/09/06
• MHF Logistical Solutions: new software enhances "smart railcars" initiative -- 10/04/06

September 2006

• Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Launches Climate Change and Sustainability Practice Team -- 09/28/06
• WHI Capital Partners Acquires Container Recycling Alliance From Waste Management, Inc. -- 09/27/06
• SIONIX Corporation Announces That Its Modular Packaged Water Treatment Plant Will Allow Unused Water to Be Used at Villa Park Dam -- 09/26/06
• Astrata Delivers Singapore's Hazmat Vehicle Tracking And Homeland Security System -- 09/22/06
• Wataire Industries Files US Patent Application to Control Biofilm in Drinking Water -- 09/21/06
• Australian Hardboards Limited Holds Ceremonial Commissioning for VSEP Water Recycling System -- 09/21/06
• ZigBee Monitors Building and Ambient Air Quality -- 09/20/06
• Sylvan Source Appoints Kevin W. Hunt as Vice President of North American Sales 09/19/06
• WSP Environmental acquires Environmental Strategies Consulting -- 09/18/06
• New ENSR Online Seminar Addresses Phytoremediation for Site Cleanups -- 09/14/06
• RAE Systems Releases Radiation Software Upgrade -- 09/12/06
• Sutherland's Houston March Continues with Additional Two New Partners -- 09/11/06
• RETEC Opens New Jersey Office -- 09/07/06
• Environmental Solutions Worldwide Inc. Receives $1.22 Million Order for TempMax(TM) Catalyst Enabling Exhaust Tubes on Behalf of International Truck and Engine Corporation -- 09/06/06

August 2006 

• Environmental Energy Services, Inc. (EESV) Elects Two Directors -- 08/31/06
• SAIC Acquires Applied Ordnance Technology -- 08/28/06
• Titan Licenses Tire Recycling Plants in Four States -- 08/25/06
• Hurricane Torn City Selects In-Pipe Technology(R) to Reinvent Wastewater Treatment -- 08/24/06
• Clean Harbors Completes Acquisition of Teris L.L.C. -- 08/23/06
• Gensym G2 Rule Engine Helps CH2M HILL Manage Columbia River Protection Project -- 08/22/06
• RLI's New Solid Waste Handling Permit Gives Waste Generators a Better Option for Nonhaz Bulk Liquid and Powder Disposal -- 08/21/06
• CECO Environmental Announces Significant New Orders Totaling $12.5 Million -- 08/18/06
• CVF Technologies Corporation's Holding - BIOREM Appoints Advisor to the Board of Directors -- 08/17/06
• Braskem Marks a Decade of Operational Success with Pavilion Technologies' Model-Predictive Control Software -- 08/16/06
• MWH and Pasadena Water & Power to Design Enterprise GIS Program -- 08/15/06
• WESTON Wins U.S. EPA Region 6 START III Contract -- 08/14/06
• Pure H2O Bio-Technologies, Inc. Announces New Non-Provisional U.S. Patent Filing for Tetrasilvertetraoxide as Disinfectant Agent for Cryptosporidium -- 08/09/06
• SSWM Subsidiary Progresses on $14MM Proposal Backlog & ERC Contracts -- 08/08/06
• 3M to Acquire Aerion Technologies Inc. -- 08/07/06
• VivoMetrics® Government Services and RAE Systems Partner to Offer Advanced Monitoring System for First Responders -- 08/04/06
• ProcessMAP Selects MicroStrategy for Reporting and Analysis of Environmental, Health, and Safety Data -- 08/03/06
• Environmental Solutions Worldwide Inc. Signs Agreement with Filter Services and Testing Corp -- 08/02/06

July 2006 

• RG Global Lifestyles, Inc. Signs Distribution Agreement for Hydrosil as Substitute for Chlorine in Water Treatment -- 07/31/06
• Emergency Responders Rely on Smartphones and Handhelds to Gain Quick Access to Reference Materials During Hazardous-Materials Incidents -- 07/26/06
• CH2M HILL Works Jointly with ESRI to Develop Spatial Solutions for State and Local Government -- 07/24/06
• Startech's China distributor announces joint venture contract incorporating a Plasma Converter System™ -- 07/13/06
• Balch & Bingham LLP Announces Expansion of Environmental Law Practice -- 07/13/06
• Jones & Stokes Chooses Deltek Vision Visualization to Improve Productivity, Increase Profitability -- 07/12/06
• Startech Environmental appoints distributor for Italy -- 07/11/06
• Andrew Ellis Joins EORM to Lead Global Business Expansion -- 07/10/06
• Earthsoft announces engineering & marketing collaboration agreement with C Tech Development Corp. -- 07/07/06
• Earthsoft announces TRRP Commander integration ... will integrate EQuIS and Commander -- 07/06/06

June 2006 

• Ohio companies receive $650,000 in small business contracts for environmental technology projects -- 06/30/06
• Calgon Carbon Awarded Contract for Drinking Water Treatment in Taiwan -- 06/29/06
• Siemens Receives Pennsylvania Grant for Clean Energy Project -- 06/28/06
• BUGS Subsidiary Entering Final Negotiation Phase in Mexico Emergency Response Centers -- 06/27/06
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Awards ICF International US$32 Million Contract -- 06/26/06
• American Spaceframe Fabricators, LLC Awarded Weather Enclosure Fabrication Contract by Fluor Hanford -- 06/23/06
• American Mold Guard Names Cheryl Inbody as Director of Marketing -- 06/22/06
• RAE Systems Provides Wireless and Portable WMD/HazMat Detection for the 2006 FIFA Football World Cup Games -- 06/22/06
• ConocoPhillips to Host ESP's Fall 2006 North American Software User Group Meeting -- 06/21/06
• Clean Harbors' Founder and Chief Executive Officer Establishes Rule 10(b)(5)-1 Stock Trading Plan -- 06/20/06
• I Power Introduces New Low-Emissions Irrigation Pump Engine -- 06/20/06
• ChemCon Retains CH2M HILL to Assist in Biodiesel Permitting Process -- 06/19/06
• Pollution Engineering Magazine Appoints ENSR Technical Manager to Editorial Advisory Board -- 06/19/06
• Atwell-Hicks Announces Six New Partners -- 06/15/06
• CleanZone Systems Enters Pennsylvania Restoration and Indoor Air Quality Market -- 06/14/06
• Amaizing Energy Selects Pavilion Technologies to Boost Ethanol Production With Plant-Wide Model Predictive Control Solution -- 06/13/06
• Teledyne Receives Extension to U.S. Army Non-Stockpile Contract -- 06/06/06
• Simon Roberts Appointed U.K. Business Development Representative by MHF Logistical Solutions -- 06/05/06
• Heritage Environmental Services Announces Bill McDaniel as Its New President, Chief Operating Officer -- 06/02/06
• ESP and Enzen Global Join Forces to Deliver ESP's Sustainability Software Solutions to Indian Market -- 06/02/06

May 2006

• Jones & Stokes Acquires Firm in Wyoming -- 05/31/06

April 2006 

• Weston awarded worldwide Air Force heavy engineering repair and construction contract -- 04/26/06
• Leading Environmental Lawyer Cynthia Burch Joins Los Angeles Office of International Law Firm Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw -- 04/26/06
• San Diego County Water Authority Selects Dudek to Create Wetlands Mitigation Banks -- 04/25/06
• Onset Computer Corporation Announces New Software Tool for Water Damage Restoration Projects -- 04/24/06
• Jones & Stokes Receives Four Awards for Environmental Achievement -- 04/21/06
• Axel Johnson Inc. Acquires Kinetico Incorporated -- 04/20/06
• WESTON Hires Alan D. King as Real Estate Solutions Client Service Manager -- 04/18/06
• BUGS and SSWM Management Bullish on Future -- 04/17/06
• Holland & Hart Expands Washington, D.C. Office -- 04/14/06
• MHF Logistical Solutions Appoints Michael D. Bornak as Chief Financial Officer -- 04/13/06
• Top U.S. EPA Official Thomas Skinner Joins Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw -- 04/12/06
• Alion Awarded $19.4 Million Environmental Assistance Team Contract -- 04/11/06
• Hylant Environmental Risk Practice Selected as Insurance Broker for Sayreville, New Jersey Brownfield Redevelopment -- 04/10/06
• Leading Environmental Litigator Tracie Renfroe Joins King & Spalding as Partner -- 04/06/06
• Ash Grove Cement Selects Pavilion Technologies' Cement Solution -- 04/05/06
• BUGS Adds Spanish Characters to Educational Website, MikeyMicrobe.com -- 04/04/06
• U.S. Army Selects LCOR-Weston Team to Develop National Anti-Terrorism Training Center -- 04/03/06

March 2006 

• Performance-Based Contract, Advanced Bioremediation Technology Sped Environment al Cleanup at Maryland ’s Andrews Air Force Base -- 03/31/06
• Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc. Hires Manager of Commercial and Industrial Services Group -- 03/30/06
• TORR Canada Awarded US$20.9 million Contract -- 03/29/06
• BAS Biological Alarm Systems Ltd Announces its New Biodetector for Real-Time Bioterrorism Detection -- 03/28/06
• Buzzi Unicem Elects Pavilion Technologies to Increase Operating Efficiency -- 03/27/06
• MEMS USA, Inc. Wins $1.5 Million Dollar Order to Supply Advanced Intelligent Filtration System to Major Refinery in California -- 03/23/06
• GE - Plastics Selects Pavilion Technologies for Second Polycarbonate Line -- 03/21/06
• CECO Environmental Announces New Orders Totaling Approximately $2.4 Million -- 03/20/06
• UGS Announces Teamcenter Environmental Compliance Solution, Enabling Best Practice in Design for Regulatory Compliance -- 03/20/06
• JMAR Signs OEM Agreement with Portaqua -- 03/17/06
• Dynea Chemicals Oy Signs Five-Year Contract For Atrion International's Global Materials Compliance Solution -- 03/16/06
• ADDING MULTIMEDIA Shaw Names Dave Barry as President of Shaw Stone & Webster Nuclear Services -- 03/15/06
• General Electric Agrees to Acquire ZENON Environmental -- 03/15/06
• Jones & Stokes Wins Two National Environmental Excellence Awards -- 03/14/06
• Varian, Inc. Receives Order for World's First Commercial GC/FTMS -- 03/14/06
• Agile Announces Agile Product Compliance Management for Small and Medium Enterprises -- 03/13/06
• Ashland Acquires the Assets of Nanjing Clear Environment Protection Co. Ltd. to Increase its Water Technologies Business in China -- 03/13/06
• MHF Logistical Solutions Receives 'Business Achievement Award' From Environmental Business Journal for Katrina Emergency Levee Repair Work -- 03/10/06
• Freberg Environmental Insurance Announces Excess Auto Liability Program With an A.M. Best Rated 'A' (Excellent) Financial Size Category VIII Domestic Insurance Company -- 03/09/06
• Hollow Fiber Ultrafiltration Replaces Pathogenic 'Water Worries' With Peace of Mind -- 03/08/06
• MWH Awarded Contract With Nevada  Wastewater Authority -- 03/08/06
• Satellite Security Systems Awarded California's South Coast Air Quality Contract -- 03/07/06
• Real-Time Asset Tracking Technology Needed to Enhance Security, Compliance, Utilization by Hazardous Materials Shippers -- 03/07/06
• New Treatment Technology for Sediments Impacted by PCBs, Heavy Metals and Related Compounds Available From Adventus Americas -- 03/06/06
• EnergySolutions Acquisition of BNG America Completed -- 03/06/06
• RASIRC Founded to Produce Pure Steam Products Delivers and Purifies Critical Liquids and Gases, Initial Focus on Steam and Pure Condensate -- 03/03/06
• WESTON Hires Franklin C. VanDevander, Jr. as Panama City, FL Office Operations Manager -- 03/02/06

February 2006 

• Adventus Americas Outlines In Situ Chemical Reduction (ISCR) Advantages -- 02/24/06
• Hythane(TM) Set to Fuel California's Hydrogen Highway -- 02/23/06
• ESP (Environmental Software Providers) and IST Data Announce Partnership to Provide Sustainability Information Management Solutions to Africa -- 02/22/06
• Natural Resource Group, Inc. (NRG), Organizational Change -- 02/22/06
• MHF Logistical Solutions To Offer Live Demonstrations of Remote Tracking, Monitoring of New Smart Railcars -- 02/22/06
• Industrial Info Resources' Environmental Compliance Database Identifies Active Project Spending for 2006 and Beyond -- 02/20/06
• BWX Technologies Names CDEX Director George Dials President and General Manager of the NNSA Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, TN -- 02/20/06
• Weston and GreenGrid® honored by major industry publication -- 02/17/06
• Nova Enters into Remediation Joint Venture Agreement -- 02/17/06
• Electronic Sensor Technology's zNose(R) Excels in Monitoring of Industrial Air Quality Emissions -- 02/16/06
• ENTRIX Opens Chicago-Area Office, Expands Environmental Liability Management and Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Services -- 02/16/06
• Ecoloclean Industries' Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Aquatronics Industries, Inc., Announces 'Zero Discharge' Laundry System -- 02/15/06
• New Logic Commissions VSEP Membrane Filtration System for Clean Coal Innovator KFx -- 02/15/06
• Waste News Releases Nationwide Municipal Recycling Survey -- 02/15/06
• Port of Olympia is First U.S. Marine Terminal to Deploy Rapid Responder Crisis Management System -- 02/14/06
• Volpe Transportation Center Selects Horne Engineering to Provide Environmental, Safety, and Health Support -- 02/14/06
• Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc: Signs Memorandum of Understanding with International Truck and Engine Corporation -- 02/14/06
• Vortex Corporation Awarded $750,000 Phase Two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security -- 02/13/06
• RAE Systems Extends Family of Radiation Detectors for First Responders with NeutronRAE II -- 02/13/06
• EH&E Launches Affordable Support Solution to Help Hospitals Prepare for Unannounced Surveys -- 02/13/06
• Chem-Mod Technology Shown to Dramatically Reduce Mercury Emissions at Coal-Fired Power Plants Up to 98% -- 02/10/06
• VizAbility LLC Announces the Release of VizAbility EM -- 02/09/06
• Coretec Inc.: RoHS Material Declaration Reports Now Available -- 02/08/06
• Remediation and Technology Agreement Executed with BioGenesis -- 02/08/06
• Baker Awarded Environmental Contract From National Park Service -- 02/07/06
• RAE Systems' AreaRAE Network Selected by City of Detroit for Superbowl Toxic Hazard Monitoring -- 02/07/06
• Waste Management Offers Alameda County Residents ''Universal Waste'' Disposal Options -- 02/06/06
• Bioremediation Pioneer Stephen Koenigsberg Joins Environmental Strategies Consulting -- 02/03/06
• New Company EnergySolutions Formed to Provide Innovative Technologies and Services to the Nuclear Energy Industry -- 02/03/06
• National Real Estate Information Services (NREIS) Mitigates Environmental Due Diligence Challenges for Commercial Lending Clients -- 02/02/06
• MICROVI BIOTECH Gains Significant Support for Pilot-Scale Demonstration of In-situ Patented Process for Destruction of MTBE at Port Hueneme, California -- 02/01/06
• Aqua Dyne To Test Solar Powered Water Desalination -- 02/01/06

January 2006 

• Walter Industries Announces Acquisition of Valve Producer CCNE, L.L.C. for $8.8 Million -- 01/31/06
• BBJ Environmental Solutions, Inc., Appoints New President, Expands Production Capability, and Updates Business and Financial Status -- 01/31/06
• Veridium Technology Sequesters Exhaust Carbon Dioxide -- 01/30/06
• Water-Stocks.com-Fast Growth for Water Treatment Technologies Due to World-wide Water Shortage -- 01/30/06
• BEM Systems, Inc. Leads First Performance-Based Environmental Cleanups at Alaska Air Force Bases -- 01/27/06
• Hudson Insurance Group Announces Environmental Insurance Program Now Available in All 50 States and the District of Columbia -- 01/26/06
• Sherlock Healthy Homes and Mold Technologies Form Strategic Alliance to Provide Industry Endorsed Property Inspections -- 01/25/06
• Pavilion Technologies and Tata Consultancy Services Establish Global Partnership to Deliver Manufacturing Solutions -- 01/25/06
• Former Environmental Quality Commission Director--Litigation Division Paul Sarahan Joins Fulbright's Houston Office as Counsel -- 01/24/06
• Integrated Environmental Technologies Enters the National Water Treatment Arena -- 01/24/06
• MHF Logistical Solutions Names Richard Santello as Vice President, Business Development -- 01/23/06
• Brian Ribke of ARCADIS Elected as 1st Vice President of National Association of Environmental Managers -- 01/23/06
• ESP and EMSI Form Alliance to Bring Sustainability Software to Japan and Korea -- 01/20/06
• Wells Fargo Hires Veteran Energy Investment Expert to Head Environmental Finance -- 01/20/06
• Fuel-Tech N.V. Awarded Multiple NOxOUT(R) Orders Totaling $2.4 Million -- 01/19/06
• PTC and IHS Partner to Deliver Comprehensive Environmental Regulatory Compliance Solution -- 01/18/06
• Jeb Connor Joins Cerionx as Chairman and CEO -- 01/17/06
• RAE Systems Announces the Promotion of Rudy Mui to Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President -- 01/13/06
• GE Energy Plans to Acquire Altair Filter Technology Group Limited, a Leader in Inlet Filtration Technology -- 01/12/06
• RAE Systems Announces AreaRAE Responder, the First ATEX Certified Wireless Multi-Gas Monitor for the EU Market -- 01/11/06
• Ethanol Producers Quickly Capitalize on Unprecedented Demand for Alternative Fuels with Pavilion Technologies -- 01/10/06
• Emerson Wins $13 Million Contract to Digitally Automate Korea's Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant -- 01/09/06
• Teledyne Awarded $7.9 Million Washington Contract -- 01/05/06

December 2005 

• Shaw Awarded Additional Scrubber EPC Project By PPL Corporation -- 12/22/05
• Ecology and Environment, Inc. Awarded Regional EPA Superfund Contract Worth $49 Million -- 12/21/05
• Kansas City Power & Light Moves Forward on Environmental Plan to Improve Air Quality in the Kansas City Area -- 12/21/05
• Institutional Investors Open Dialogue with BUGS -- 12/20/05
• ETI Mobilizes under First Contract to Puebla, Mexico -- 12/20/05
• State of Florida Selects MSA Detection Systems to Enhance Homeland Security/HazMat Response Capabilities -- 12/19/05
• Los Angeles Harbor Commission Confirms Appointment of Geraldine Knatz as New Executive Director at the Nation's Largest Container Port -- 12/16/05
• Horne Engineering Asked To Extend Support To Army's Regional Environmental Offices -- 12/15/05
• Schnitzer Steel Invests in Significant Upgrades to Its Portland Metals Recycling Operation -- 12/14/05
• ECC Wins Contract to Remediate Former Fort McClellan -- 12/13/05
• Atlantic City Bets on Renewable Energy for Wastewater Plant -- 12/13/05
• U.S. Microbics, Inc. Subsidiary Featured at WaterScienceNews.com -- 12/12/05
• Formosa Plastics U.S.A. Extends Pavilion Technologies Throughout its Polyethylene Business -- 12/09/05
• PPL Corporation to Use Global Greenhouse Gas Management Software Solution from ESP -- 12/08/05
• RAE Systems Announces the First Certified Intrinsically Safe Radiation Detector for First Responders -- 12/08/05
• TRC Wins Environmental Monitoring Contract for Deconstruction of Building Damaged in September 11th Attack -- 12/07/05
• Cereplast and Sodexho Reach Supply Agreement -- 12/07/05
• Jones & Stokes Selected to Evaluate Historic Elements of National Highway System -- 12/06/05
• Glacial Lakes Increases Ethanol Yields and Capacity with Pavilion Technologies -- 12/05/05
• Wal-Mart Wins 2005 Waste News Environmental Award -- 12/01/05
• Professionals at Mid-Atlantic Associates Inc. Certified for NJ Cleanup STAR Program -- 12/01/05
• JMAR's BioSentry(TM) Water Monitoring System to Be Tested for Homeland Security Application -- 12/01/05

November 2005 

• Wal-Mart Wins 2005 Waste News Environmental Award -- 12/01/05
• Professionals at Mid-Atlantic Associates Inc. Certified for NJ Cleanup STAR Program -- 12/01/05
• JMAR's BioSentry(TM) Water Monitoring System to Be Tested for Homeland Security Application -- 12/01/05
• IETA Launches 2005 Edition of Greenhouse Gas Market Report "The rubber hits the road" -- 11/30/05
• William Blair & Company Initiates Coverage of Pentair, Inc. With Market Perform Rating -- 11/30/05
• Chevron Wetlands Mitigation Bank Receives Final Approval -- 11/30/05
• NanoMed Pharmaceuticals Founders Issued Patent for Use of Nanoparticles to Detect Radioisotopes -- 11/29/05
• GE Awards Parsons Upper Hudson River Remediation Contract -- 11/29/05
• GreenShift Acquires Stake in Electronic Scrap Recycling Corporation -- 11/29/05
• Coretec Inc. Announces Keys to Growth: Time-critical PCB Services and Rigid-Flex Technology -- 11/24/05
• Zenex Creates New Emergency and Environmental Management Subsidiary -- 11/23/05
• Cereplast Bio-based Resin Introduced at Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Marin County Civic Center -- 11/23/05
• PDG Environmental, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Lange America, Inc. -- 11/22/05
• ''Flexcar Five'' Program Rolls Into D.C. -- 11/22/05
• Preliminary Trials Completed Using VSEP Vibratory Membrane Filtration for Treatment of Acidic Wastewater from Phosphate Ore Processing -- 11/21/05
• Ohio Air Quality Development Authority Joins Chicago Climate Exchange -- 11/21/05
• MHF Logistical Solutions to Offer 'Smart' Railcars for Hazardous & Sensitive Materials -- 11/17/05
• Ingersoll-Rand Energy Systems' Microturbine Certified by California Air Resource Board's (CARB) 2007 Emissions Standards for Distributed Generation Technologies -- 11/17/05
• SatCon's Powergate(R) Inverters Power New Jersey 502 KW Ground Mounted Solar Electric Power System -- 11/16/05
• Green Coast Foundation Launches First Blog Dedicated to Renewable Energy in California -- 11/16/05
• AquaCell Selected For Raytheon Project -- 11/15/05
• Coretec Inc. Mulls Licensing Proprietary RoHS IP Technology -- 11/15/05
• Johnson Controls Launches Leedspeed™ Software to Expedite Environmental Green Building Certification -- 11/14/05
• SSWM to Support Puebla Governor at LA World Affairs Council Forum -- 11/14/05
• Project Performance Corporation Wins Key $10.2 Million Department of Energy Contract -- 11/14/05
• ESC to Align Business to Focus on Software Solutions -- 11/11/05
• PDG Environmental, Inc. Provides Update on Hurricane-Related Activities -- 11/11/05
• Organic Recycling Technologies Inc. Announces the Appointment of Michael D. Brown, P.E. to the Board of Directors -- 11/10/05
• CVF Technologies Corporation's Holding - BIOREM to Provide $1 Million Biofilter for New Composting Facility in the Peel Region -- 11/09/05
• WolfBlock Launches New York Government Relations Practice -- 11/08/05
• Aleris International, Inc. To Purchase Selected Assets From Ormet Corporation -- 11/07/05
• AER Worldwide Opens Recycling Center in Penang, Malaysia for Material Sorting and Destruction of E-Wastes -- 11/04/05
• eFoodSafety.com, Inc. Subsidiary, Knock-Out Technologies, Ltd.'s Big Six Plus Germicidal Kills Black Mold -- 11/04/05
• WESTON Awarded New England District Corps of Engineers Remedial Action Contract Worth Up To $60 Million -- 11/03/05
• Natural Resource Group, Inc. (NRG), Expands into Southeast -- 11/03/05
• ESP (Environmental Software Providers) and MaxiFlex Join Forces for Marketing of ESP's Global Emissions Management Software in Scandinavia and the Baltic Region -- 11/02/05
• Current Hazmat Background Checks Hurt Trucking Says ATA -- 11/02/05
• Schnitzer Steel Completes its Acquisition of Regional Recycling -- 11/01/05
• American Water Receives Award from National Council for Public-Private Partnerships -- 11/01/05

October 2005 

• Automotive Components Holdings Partners With the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge to Manage Unique Wetlands -- 10/31/05
• University of Massachusetts Amherst and Adventus Americas, Inc. Recognize Future Environmental Science Leaders -- 10/28/05
• Pacific Gas and Electric Company Honors Employees for Environmental Leadership -- 10/27/05
• Clearing The Air: Atmospheric Glow Technologies Markets New Product, Also Wins Second R&D 100 Award -- 10/26/05
• RAE Systems Wins Israeli Air Force Contract for Wingtank Entry Kits -- 10/25/05
• Amiad Launches Next Generation Thread Filter Technology -- 10/25/05
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and MWH Help Put New Orleans Area Utilities and Local Contractors Back to Work -- 10/25/05
• Pavilion Technologies Appoints Gregory Ayres to Board of Directors -- 10/24/05
• Canon U.S.A. Receives Fourth Consecutive WasteWise Award from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- 10/24/05
• US Postal Service Selects Safety-Kleen as National Provider of Waste Management Services -- 10/24/05
• Itec Environmental Group, Inc. Receives $2,498,000 Loan Guarantee from California State Department of Conservation, Division of Recycling -- 10/21/05
• GE Announces Strategic Alliance with Harrison Western -- 10/21/05
• Hispania Capital Partners Completes Investment in CSA Group -- 10/20/05
• Coretec Inc. Announces RoHS Compliance Well Ahead of EU Deadline -- 10/20/05
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Becomes Recognized Environmental Star -- 10/19/05
• Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc. Awarded Contract to Provide Technical Services for Simulated Missiles Laboratory -- 10/19/05
• QSGI Announces Major International Telecom Customer -- 10/18/05
• Varian, Inc. Introduces New Ion Trap LC/MS With Unique Technology to Significantly Enhance Sensitivity -- 10/18/05
• Grayling's ClearCalm(TM) Receives North American Safety Approval from CSA International -- 10/18/05
• R.A.C.E. Celebrates 'Victory of Science Over Fear' -- 10/17/05
• JMAR Competitively Selected for Phase I SBIR Grant by U.S. Army for New BriteLight(TM) Laser Application -- 10/17/05
• WESTON® Donates GreenGrid® Green Roof Materials to Support Three Colleges Competing  in U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon -- 10/14/05
• CDT Systems Signs Development and Manufacturing Agreement With VML Technologies -- 10/14/05
• Kaiser-Hill Announces Physical Completion of Rocky Flats Cleanup -- 10/14/05
• Sentinel Solutions - ''Pushing'' Critical Water Quality Information to Your Desktop -- 10/14/05
• Dome-Tech Solar Installs Largest Ground-Mounted Solar Energy System in New Jersey -- 10/13/05
• Recycling of PVC and Mixed Plastic Waste - Bringing the Recycling Process from a Costly Nuisance to a Profitable Industry -- 10/13/05
• Soler and Sananes Join and Nielsen Returns to ENVIRON, Expanding Site-Related Services to New Jersey & Metropolitan-Area Clients -- 10/12/05
• Kronos Advanced Technologies Releases Independent Findings: Kronos Technology Captures Superfine Air Particles -- 10/11/05
• LVI Services Deploys More Than 2,100 Workers for Hurricane Cleanup and Restoration Work on Gulf Coast -- 10/11/05
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection Provides Regulatory Acceptance for Adventus Americas Remediation Technologies -- 10/10/05
• ACE Brings Environmental Risk Expertise to Europe -- 10/05/05
• GreenShift Executes Agreement for Disaster Relief Services in Gulf Coast Region -- 10/04/05
• BBS Corporation Joins CH2M HILL -- 10/03/05

September 2005 

• Environmental Attorney Terry D. Avchen is Featured as One of 'America's Best Lawyers' -- 09/30/05
• Augusta Resource Corporation Appoints V.P. Projects and Environment -- 09/29/05
• NextEnergy Center Opens New Era of Alternative Fuels R&D -- 09/29/05
• Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. Signs Memorandum of Understanding with General System Co., Ltd. of South Korea -- 09/28/05
• Veolia Water Now Managing Wastewater Services at Fort Knox Army Base -- 09/28/05
• Savi Technology Unveils Chemical Chain of Custody Solution To Improve Stewardship and Security of Chemicals Transported in the Supply Chain -- 09/27/05
• Pavilion Technologies Announces 2005-2006 Customer Advisory Council -- 09/26/05
• BUGS Rolls Out New Website for International Business -- 09/26/05
• Illinois Recycling Grant Awarded to The MRK GROUP LTD -- 09/23/05
• BUGS Reactivates GaeaCare Interest for Disaster Response -- 09/22/05
• From Grills to the Grid: City of Millbrae and Chevron Energy Solutions Create a Novel Way to Generate Electricity -- 09/22/05
• New Jersey American Water Debuts State's Largest Ground-Mounted Solar Electricity System -- 09/21/05
• SABIC Europe Expands Use of Pavilion Technologies' Polymer Solution -- 09/20/05
• AER Worldwide's World-Class Recycling Facility Opens to Meet Silicon Valley's Increased Recycling Requirements -- 09/20/05
• Hudson Insurance Group Announces Environmental Insurance Program Now Available in 49 States -- 09/19/05
• Adventus Americas Inc. Named as Exclusive Representative for Groundwater Circulation Well (GCW) Technology -- 09/16/05
• WASPC Announces $1.4 Million Emergency Response System for Public Infrastructure in Washington State -- 09/16/05
• Jones & Stokes Tops List for Fourth Straight Year -- 09/15/05
• Hurricane victims in Gulf Coast will soon receive clean water from water treatment systems donated by ZENON and Maytag -- 09/14/05
• Waste News Covers Environmental Impact of Hurricane Katrina -- 09/13/05
• Pavilion Technologies Awarded Fourth DOE Grant in Five Years -- 09/13/05
• Duratek Receives Certification and Makes First Shipment to the Nevada Test Site -- 09/13/05
• Allied Waste Provides Operational Update on Hurricane Katrina-Related Efforts -- 09/13/05
• BUGS Offers Patented Technology to Katrina-Impacted State Agencies -- 09/13/05
• Abt Associates to Assist Environmental Protection Agency Efforts to Protect Water Supply From Terrorist Attack -- 09/12/05
• Integrated Environmental Technologies Announces Placement of EcaFlo(TM) Equipment to Aid in Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief -- 09/12/05
• National Recycling Coalition Elects RetroBox CEO, Stampp Corbin, to Board of Directors -- 09/12/05
• Schnitzer Steel to Expand Its Eastern U.S. Metals Recycling Business -- 09/09/05
• Nanotechnology Innovation Enables Recovery and Reuse of Spilled Oil -- 09/09/05
• Pavilion Technologies and Hatch Forge a Worldwide Partnership Agreement -- 09/08/05
• Blackhawk Environmental Introduces New Drain Cap Stuffing Box -- Engineered for Heavy-Duty Pumping Applications -- 09/08/05
• Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. Diesel Locomotive Catalyst Evaluated at Independent Laboratory -- 09/08/05
• WK Dickson Welcomes New Manager for the Atlanta Office -- 09/07/05
• Allied Waste Provides Update on Hurricane Katrina-Related Efforts, Including Formation  of Initial $1.1 Million Employee Relief Fund -- 09/07/05
• Clifton Mining Company Inc. - New tests results show ASAP effective against black mold -- 09/06/05
• MHF Logistical Solutions Providing Bags & Expertise for New Orleans 17th Street Levee Repair -- 09/06/05
• McCarter & English's Baltimore Office Gets Leading Insurance Coverage Partner -- 09/06/05
• Ovation Appoints GreenShift CEO to Board of Directors -- 09/02/05
• Dyckerhoff Achieves Success with Pavilion Technologies' Cement Solution -- 09/02/05
• Windswept Environmental Group, Inc. Announces New Chief Financial Officer and Controller -- 09/01/05

Chemicals / Pesticides

Chemicals/Pesticides

September 2006 

• Sierra Club challenges continuedvuse of perchloroethylene -- 09/27/06
• EPA data shows decline in methyl bromide inventory -- 09/07/06

August 2006 

• Judge declares Bush administration pesticide rules for endangered species are illegal -- 08/29/06
• Chemical found in air fresheners may reduce lung function -- 08/10/06
• Report calls attention to growing evidence of health risks from TCE -- 08/10/06

July 2006 

• EPA Region 7 Administrator sworn in as EPA's Chief Pesticide and Toxics regulator -- 07/20/06
• EPA bans pesticide research nursing women -- 07/11/06

June 2006

• University of Washington receives grant to study pesticide exposure effects on children -- 06/21/06

March 2006

• EPA issues final test rule for high production volume (HPV) chemicals -- 03/22/06
• U.S. EPA asks industry to reduce chemical use -- 03/10/06

February 2006 

• EPA authorizes critical uses of methyl bromide for 2006 -- 02/06/06

December 2005 

• EPA authorizes critical uses of methyl bromide for 2005 -- 12/12/05
• EPA releases revised pesticide worker protection manual -- 12/12/05

October 2005 

• New report says toxic chemicals can be found in baby products -- 10/17/05

September 2005 

• Calif. Attorney General sues USDA over use of methyl bromide to control invasive pests -- 09/20/05
• EPA proposes strict ethical safeguards on human studies research -- 09/13/05

Climate Change / Global Warming

Climate Change / Global Warming

October 2006

• Gov. Schwarzenegger signs landmark greenhouse gas emissions legislation -- 10/05/06

September 2006

• New study suggests global warming trends are uneven -- 09/29/06
• Energy Dept. releases Climate Change Technology Program Strategic Plan -- 09/26/06
• California AG files suit against automakers for global warming damages -- 09/25/06

August 2006 

• Groups, States file opening brief in global warming case -- 08/31/06
• California Climate Action Team releases summary report -- 08/16/06
• Senator Jeffords introduces climate change bill -- 08/03/06

July 2006 

• NASA study explains "aerosol effect" on cloud formation and climate -- 07/25/06
• Supreme Court decides to hear global warming case -- 07/13/06
• Report says the planet is warmest in 400 years -- 07/10/06

June 2006 

• UN launches multi-million dollar transport project to curb greenhouse gases -- 06/27/06

May 2006

• Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI) issued -- 05/01/06

March 2006 

• U.S., Mexico agree to advance capture and beneficial use of methane -- 03/28/06
• NASA study links smog to Arctic warming -- 03/17/06
• EPA, Industry form partnership for the responsible use of fluorocarbon refrigerants -- 03/16/06
• EPA releases draft report on U.S. greenhouse gas inventory -- 03/09/06
• Canada's Environment Minister will head UN Framework Convention on Climate Change -- 03/03/06

February 2006 

• EPA recognizes landfill methane partners for greenhouse gas reductions -- 02/20/06

January 2006 

• EPA says five Climate Leaders Program companies reach their greenhouse gas reduction goals -- 01/19/06
• EPA, refrigerator manufacturers join forces to cut greenhouse gas emissions -- 01/13/06

December 2005 

• Gov. Pataki announces regional agreement to reduce CO2 emissions from power plants by 2019 -- 12/30/05
• Future steps to tackle climate change adopted in Montreal -- 12/13/05
• UN climate conference finalizes greenhouse gas reductioin 'rule book' -- 12/06/05

November 2005 

• Energy Use Change Needed To Address Climate Change, U.S. Says -- 11/22/05
• DOE-funded "Weyburn Project" could mean more oil production and less CO2 emissions -- 11/16/05
• 17 countries pledge faster greenhouse gas reductions with methane program -- 11/08/05
• Canada's Environment Minister calls for more sources of renewable energy to meet greenhouse gas reduction target -- 11/03/05

October 2005 

• Purdue climate model predicts dramatic changes in U.S. over next 100 years -- 10/25/05
• Harris poll reveals American's beliefs on climate change -- 10/10/05
• NOAA researchers develop index to track increase in greenhouse gas emissions -- 10/04/05

September 2005 

• DOE releases draft Strategic Plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions -- 09/28/05

August 2005 

• Oregon's Governor announces new step to curb global warming -- 08/31/05
• Canada proposes offset credit system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions  -- 08/17/05
• Energy Department releases Vision & Framework for U.S. Climate Change -- 08/08/05
• Cal/EPA releases timetable for input on Climate Action Team report -- 08/08/05

Endangered Species / Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species

October 2006 

• Draft economic analysis of proposed critical habitat for two endangered plants released -- 10/04/06
• $67 million in grants for endangered species land acquisition and conservation planning announced -- 10/04/06
• California and Nevada receive $26 million to support endangered species -- 10/03/06

September 2006 

• No change in listing status for Banbury Springs lanx -- 09/27/06
• Fish and Wildlife Service conducts  five-year review of Bruneauhot springsnail -- 09/22/06
• Draft Recovery Plan released for Rota bridled white-eye -- 09/22/06
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service publishes recovery plan for rare California plant -- 09/21/06
• Recovery plan released for Hawaiian snail -- 09/20/06
• Fish and Wildlife Service names new Southwest Regional Director -- 09/19/06
• Ren Lohoefener named Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Pacific Region -- 09/18/06
• Updated list of candidate species for ESA protection released -- 09/15/06
• Draft economic analysis of critical  habitat designation for the Canada lynx released -- 09/14/06
• Revised critical habitat proposed for marbled murrelet -- 09/14/06
• Migratory bird named candidate for Endangered Species Act protection -- 09/13/06
• New England cottontail named candidate for Endangered Species Act protection -- 09/12/06
• Critical habitat designated for Rota bridled white-eye -- 09/12/06
• FWS publishes Draft Template Safe Harbor Agreement for Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits -- 09/11/06
• FWS releases proposed draft Safe Harbor agreement for California watershed -- 09/06/06

August 2006 

• Sonoran Desert bald eagle will remain a threatened species -- 08/30/06
• Canada adds forty-two species for protection under SARA -- 08/25/06
• House Resources Committee passes Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act -- 08/01/06

July 2006 

• House unanimously approves Pombo bill to manage marine mammals -- 07/28/06
• Lawsuit challenges spotted owl "critical habitat" designations -- 07/25/06
• Fish & Wildlife Service approves largest Habitat Conservation Plan to protect species in the Florida Keys -- 07/03/06

June 2006 

• Interior Secretary Kempthorne announces new policies for National Wildlife Refuges -- 06/29/06
• President Bush creates world's largest marine conservation area -- 06/21/06
• Critical habitat re-proposed for the wintering population of piping plovers in North Carolina -- 06/20/06
• Canada's Environment Minister proposes major addition to list of protected species -- 06/19/06
• Fish and Wildlife Service plans to remove Virginia northern flying squirrel from endangered species list -- 06/08/06

May 2006 

• Study will determine whether or not to delist the brown pelican -- 05/24/06
• Twelve Species of Hawaiian Picture-wing Flies listed under Endangered Species Act  -- 05/10/06
• FWS launches California and Nevada Operations Website -- 05/09/06
• Northern spotted owl recovery team selected -- 05/ 04/06

April 2006 

• Critical habitat proposed for two western pea plants -- 04/05/06 
• Tibetan antelope listed as endangered species -- 04/04/06

March 2006 

• Fish and Wildlife Service will develop recovery plan for nothern spotted owl -- 03/31/06
• Lawsuit leads to reevaluation of critical habitat designations in California -- 03/30/06
• Draft recovery plan proposed for threatened Spalding's catchfly -- 03/21/06
• Proposal would remove gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan from endangered species list -- 03/20/06
• Draft recovery plan published for rare Washington plant -- 03/17/06
• Two Virgin Island plants do not warrant Endangered Species Act protection -- 03/15/06
• FWS says listing the Black Hills mountainsnail as a threatened or endangered species not warranted -- 03/09/06
• Yellowstone cutthroat trout does not warrant ESA protection -- 03/06/06
• Fish and Wildlife Service will not move to list the Douglas Countypocket gopher -- 03/01/06

February 2006 

• Fish and Wildlife Service announces update of recovery goals for endangered fish in Colorado River -- 02/27/06
• Fish and Wildlife Service announces status review of Island Marble butterfly -- 02/24/06
• Listing polar bears as a threatened species may be warranted -- 02/16/06
• Fish and Wildlife Service will not consider listing the Gunnison's prairie dog -- 02/14/06
• President Bush seeks more than $2 billion for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2007 Budget -- 02/09/06
• Fish and Wildlife Service announces intent to delist the Rocky Mountain population of gray wolves -- 02/07/06
• Fish and Wildlife Service proposes redesignation of critical habitat for the Alabama beach mouse -- 02/03/06
• Draft recovery plan released for the endangered Florida panther -- 02/02/06

January 2006 

• Fish and Wildlife Service will not consider listing the Mussentuchit Gilia at this time -- 01/31/06
• Report on 2004 Endangered Species Act spending released -- 01/27/06
• Effort to reclassify the Florida scrub-jay as endangered fails -- 01/26/06
• Pacific Legal Foundation files lawsuit to remove marbled murrelet from endangered species list -- 01/23/06
• FWS proposes to list the Graham's beardtongue as a threatened species -- 01/20/06
• Recovery plan to be developed for northern spotted owl -- 01/19/06
• Oregon Coast coho salmon will not be listed as endangered species -- 01/17/06
• Fish and Wildlife Services seeks proposals for 2006 endangered species grants -- 01/03/06

December 2005

• Critical habitat proposed for two southwest fish -- 12/29/05
• Fish and Wildlife Service will not list  cave spider as endangered species -- 12/28/05
• Critical Habitat proposed for endangered beach mice in Alabama and Florida -- 12/20/05
• FWS decides against designating critical habitat for the California tiger salamander in Sonoma County -- 12/19/05
• Pacific Legal Foundation files suit challenging 16 salmon ESA listings throughout the West -- 12/15/05
• Critical habitat proposed for Laguna Mountains skipper butterfly -- 12/14/05
• Critical habitat designated for thread-leaved brodiaea plant -- 12/14/05
• Two Kentucky cave beetles removed as candidates for listing under the Endangered Species Act -- 12/13/05
• Fish and Wildlife Service reinstates proposed rule to list the flat-tailed horned lizard -- 12/08/05

November 2005

• Fish and Wildlife Service requests proposals to conserve species on tribal lands -- 11/24/05
• 56 states and territories submit Wildlife Action Plans -- 11/24/05
• Interior Secretary Gale Norton announces resignation of Assistant Secretary Craig Manson -- 11/22/05
• Marine Fisheries Service lists Pugent Sound killer whales as endangered -- 11/21/05
• Fish And Wildlife Service proposes to delist greater Yellowstone population of grizzly bears -- 11/17/05
• Pacific Legal Foundation files suit to force status reviews for nearly 100 Florida endangered species -- 11/14/05