Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Professor Oh No The Blue Heron On Commodities
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Fwd: EPA News Release (Region 7): Trailnet, Inc., Receives $119,797 EPA Cooperative Agreement to Help Plan for Low-Stress Bike and Pedestrian Trails in St. Louis
From: U.S. EPA <usaepa@service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 1:39 PM
Subject: EPA News Release (Region 7): Trailnet, Inc., Receives $119,797 EPA Cooperative Agreement to Help Plan for Low-Stress Bike and Pedestrian Trails in St. Louis
To: iammejtm@gmail.com
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
Trailnet, Inc., Receives $119,797 EPA Cooperative Agreement to Help Plan for Low-Stress Bike and Pedestrian Trails in St. Louis
Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Lenexa, Kan., Sept. 16, 2014) - Trailnet, Inc., a non-profit organization in St. Louis, Mo., will receive $119,797 from EPA to work with local residents, governments, business leaders and universities to plan and design more easily accessible and safe bicycle and walking routes in the city.
The funding to Trailnet comes through EPA's Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program, which provides funding for non-profit and tribal organizations to partner with stakeholders from across industry, government, and academia to develop and implement solutions that significantly address environmental and/or public health issues in American communities.
Through its "Green Streets for Everyone" project, Trailnet aims to increase the creation of low-stress, green bicycle and pedestrian pathways as an effective way to help the city of St. Louis improve its watershed management, reduce water and air pollution, increase physical activity in underserved communities, and reduce asthma rates.
To achieve these goals, Trailnet will partner with residents, local government, business leaders and universities to create an extensive community engagement plan, including technical workshops to help residents understand how infrastructure impacts their health and well-being. Trailnet and its partners will also develop a detailed scope of work to help the city of St. Louis plan, design and construct easily accessible and safe bicycle and walking routes.
"These cooperative agreements empower communities to implement environmental protection projects locally," said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. "With these agreements, EPA advances our commitment to communities by providing financial and technical assistance to take action against environmental harm."
The cooperative agreement with Trailnet is one of 12 such agreements announced nationally today by EPA's Office of Environmental Justice. Each of this year's recipients are awarded up to $120,000 to support two-year projects. Projects must use the Collaborative Problem Solving model, comprised of seven elements of a successful collaborative partnership, to address local environmental and/or public health issues.
Environmental justice is defined as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race or income, in the environmental decision-making process. These awards represent EPA's commitment to promoting localized, community-based actions to address environmental justice issues. Please visit www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/resources/publications/grants/cps-project-abstracts-2014.pdf for a complete listing of the 2014 Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement recipients and project descriptions.
In the fall of 2014, EPA plans to release a Request for Applications for the fiscal year 2015 Environmental Justice Small Grants Program. A schedule of pre-application teleconference calls will be announced at that time.
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Jeremy Tobias Matthews
Fwd: AES Compliance Seminar in Cleveland, OH Reminder
From: U.S. Census Bureau <census@subscriptions.census.gov>
Date: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 8:10 AM
Subject: AES Compliance Seminar in Cleveland, OH Reminder
To: iammejtm@gmail.com
September 16, 2014
AES Broadcast #2014075
AES Compliance Seminar in Cleveland, OH Reminder
The U.S. Commercial Service will host an Automated Export System (AES) Compliance Seminar and two AESPcLink Workshop in Cleveland, OH on October 1-2, 2014.
The U.S. Census Bureau experts will cover the filing requirements of the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), how to classify your commodities by providing an understanding of the Schedule B classification requirements, and provide a thorough overview of the AES.
For complete details, including complete schedule, fees, a flyer and registration information, please visit the meeting and presentation page. For further information or questions, contact the U.S. Census Bureau's Regulations Branch Email: ftdregs@census.gov |
This is an official email from the U.S. Census Bureau. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us (http://www.census.gov/aboutus/contacts.html). |
Jeremy Tobias Matthews
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Fwd: Re-connecting the Two Hearted River
From: U.S. EPA <usaepa@service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 9:06 AM
Subject: Re-connecting the Two Hearted River
To: iammejtm@gmail.com
You are subscribed to EPA Connect Blog for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Here's the latest blog post. 09/11/2014 12:00 PM EDT A six-year effort has now been completed—using funds from EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and other sources—to re-connect 35 miles of the Two Hearted River. As a result, this waterway is now one of the longest free-flowing rivers in the Great Lakes. Though the Two Hearted is the only designated wilderness river in the state, […]
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Jeremy Tobias Matthews
Monday, September 8, 2014
Fwd: EPA News Media Advisory (Region 7): EPA Region 7 Administrator to Give Remarks at Kansas City Structural Steel Site Redevelopment and Walmart Neighborhood Market Grand Opening Event on Sept. 10 in Kansas City, Kan.
From: U.S. EPA <usaepa@service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 10:19 AM
Subject: EPA News Media Advisory (Region 7): EPA Region 7 Administrator to Give Remarks at Kansas City Structural Steel Site Redevelopment and Walmart Neighborhood Market Grand Opening Event on Sept. 10 in Kansas City, Kan.
To: iammejtm@gmail.com
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
EPA Region 7 Administrator to Give Remarks at Kansas City Structural Steel Site Redevelopment and Walmart Neighborhood Market Grand Opening Event on Sept. 10 in Kansas City, Kan.
Contact Information: Ben Washburn, 913-551-7364, washburn.ben@epa.gov
Environmental News
NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY
(Lenexa, Kan., Sept. 8, 2014) - EPA Regional Administrator Karl Brooks will deliver remarks at the Kansas City Structural Steel Site redevelopment event and Walmart Neighborhood Market grand opening. The cleaned up industrial site has been redeveloped into a Walmart Neighborhood Market.
WHO: Karl Brooks, EPA Region 7 Administrator
WHAT: Deliver remarks at the Kansas City Structural Steel Site redevelopment event
WHERE: 2300 Metropolitan Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas
WHEN: 8:00 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014
The event is open to the press.
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Jeremy Tobias Matthews
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Fwd: News Release: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Provides Funding to Target Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie
From: U.S. EPA <usaepa@service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 12:37 PM
Subject: News Release: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Provides Funding to Target Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie
To: iammejtm@gmail.com
CONTACT:
September 3, 2014
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Provides Funding to Target Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy today announced that the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) will provide almost $12 million to federal and state agencies to protect public health by targeting harmful algal blooms (HABs) in western Lake Erie. The funding builds upon the GLRI's on-going efforts to reduce algal blooms and will be made available to Ohio, Michigan and Indiana state agencies and to the U.S. Geological Survey, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"The importance of clean water cannot be overstated, which is why the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is taking further action to target harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie," said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. "This important funding will address the immediate need for state and federal agencies to protect public health and build upon on-going efforts to reduce harmful algal blooms."
The new FY 2014 funding will be used to: · Expand monitoring and forecasting to help drinking water treatment plant operators and beach managers minimize health impacts associated with HABs; · Increase incentives for farmers in western Lake Erie watersheds to reduce phosphorus runoff that contributes to HABs; and · Improve measurement of phosphorus loads in Lake Erie tributaries.
In early August, the City of Toledo issued a "Do Not Drink" order for almost 500,000 people in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan when a drinking water treatment plant was adversely impacted by microcystin, a toxin produced in connection with HAB outbreaks on Lake Erie. In addition to generating toxins that pose risks to human health, HABs create low oxygen "dead zones" and harm shoreline economies. On August 13, EPA Regional Administrator, Susan Hedman, convened a meeting of federal and state agencies to identify opportunities for collaboration to minimize HAB-related risks in the western Lake Erie Basin. GLRI funding announced today targets immediate needs identified during that meeting. The group will continue to focus resources on this issue in FY 2015 and beyond. McCarthy, who chairs the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, which oversees the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, made the announcement today at the task force meeting in Washington, D.C. Information about the GLRI: http://www.glri.us/
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Jeremy Tobias Matthews
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Fwd: SBA District Director Joe Folsom Announces Retirement after 27 Years of Federal Service
From: Small Business Administration <news@updates.sba.gov>
Date: Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 10:01 AM
Subject: SBA District Director Joe Folsom Announces Retirement after 27 Years of Federal Service
To: iammejtm@gmail.com
All SBA programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis | Reasonable accommodations will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance
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Jeremy Tobias Matthews
Fwd: Schaeffer's Newest Strategy is HERE
From: Bernie Schaeffer <enews@schaeffer.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 4:30 AM
Subject: Schaeffer's Newest Strategy is HERE
To: JEREMY MATTHEWS <IAMMEJTM@gmail.com>
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Jeremy Tobias Matthews