A New Name, Same Important Mission By Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency Management Over the last year, my staff and I have been working diligently to identify a new name for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). We wanted a name that reflects...
Bird Wintering: How Citizen Science Supports Climate Science
Bird Wintering: How Citizen Science Supports Climate Science By Brittany Whited This December, tens of thousands of individuals across the Americas will participate in the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, the longest-running citizen science program in the world. The first Christmas Bird Count took place in 1900 with just...
Getting an Upgrade to Protect Air Quality
Getting an Upgrade to Protect Air Quality EPA scientist Havala Pye uses CMAQ to show emissions related to vegetation in the Southeast United States. By Dina Abdulhadi What technology upgrades matter to you? Most people I know get excited about their new phones: faster speeds, better cameras, and new traffic apps,...