|
EPA To Let States Deal With Rising Ocean Acidity
The EPA will consider ways states can address rising levels of carbon dioxide in oceans.
|
|
0 Comments 
SEATTLE (March 11, 2010)--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will consider ways the states can address rising levels of carbon dioxide in oceans.
On Thursday, the agency settled a lawsuit filed last year by the Center for Biological Diversity in San Francisco that accused the EPA of acting improperly when it approved a list of impaired waters in Washington State that omitted the state's coastal waters.
The problem stems from oceans absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and results in the rising acidity of the water, which seriously threatens shellfish and other marine life.
In the settlement the EPA agrees to hear from the public in developing ways that the states can use the Clean Water Act to regulate pollutants that cause ocean acidification.
|
Lake Information Current Lake Levels Park and Facility Closures Miscellaneous Air Quality Monitoring Official U.S. Time National Weather Service NWS - Homepage NWS - Dallas/Fort Worth Office Local Weather Records Archived U.S. Climate Data Climate Prediction Center National Hurricane Center Storm Prediction Center Preparing For Severe Weather Severe Weather Safety Flood Safety Tips NOAA Weather Radio Travel Information Texas Road Conditions U.S. Flight Delays Weather Projects Rusty's Classroom Weather Lon's Weather Page |
