Using plastic littered in freshwater habitats, Floating Island International creates plastic islands that encourage microbial growth.

Are Smart Meters the future of water and energy conservation? Or are they too inaccurate and costly to be useful? Iowa residents will help decide.

Halloween is a typically wasteful holiday, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to reduce, reuse and recycle without skimping on spooks and tasty treats.

Controlled burn-off of gas that must be released from an oil producing facility for safety reasons. To be consistent with good environmental practice, facilities must minimize flaring or ensure that their flaring system is highly efficient.

An oil spill that occurs in, or affects bodies of freshwater, such as lakes and rivers. They are typically smaller in scale by comparison, but freshwater spills are also a significant environmental concern.

A detailed plan that must be prepared in accordance with the EPA’s Oil Pollution Prevention regulations. The plan must contain an Emergency Response Action Plan (ERAP) and demonstrate that a facility has the resources to respond to a worst-case scenario oil spill.

The process wherein water-soluble compounds in an oil dissolves into the surrounding water. Dissolution rates are observed and considered during oil spill remediation.

You can still celebrate Halloween with the best of them while reusing and conserving. Here are some spooky suggestions!

What can be done to help conserve resources in these ghoulish attractions?

An organization composed of 16 federal agencies, each of which has responsibilities and expertise in responding to oil spill and hazardous materials emergencies.

A plan designed to ensure that resources and expertise of the US federal government will be available in the event of serious oil spills and hazardous substance releases.

Legislation designed to identify, designate, and manage areas of the marine environment that are of special national significance due to their conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, scientific, educational, or aesthetic qualities.