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May 16, 2013 Carbon Dioxide at NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory Reaches New Milestone: Tops 400 ppm
(May 10, 2013) On May 9, the daily mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time since measurements began in...
Environment May 16, 2013 Akwesasne/Massena Environmental Health Public Forum And Concert
Our event is for bringing out the Truth about the contamination of Akwesasne and the Town of Massena with industrial chemicals including PCBs and mercury. We want to join forces with other people who...
Environment April 11, 2013 
Top 5 Things You Should Know About Transporting Tar Sands Crude
By Anthony Swift, Attorney for National Resources Defense Council (April 3, 2013) On March 29, Exxon’s Pegasus tar sands pipeline ruptured,...
Environment April 4, 2013 DEC Issues Guidance to Avoid Conflicts with Coyotes
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued guidance on preventing conflicts with coyotes and nuisance bear encounters. Guidance about the bear population can be found on...
Environment March 21, 2013 Department of the Interior Releases Assessment of Shell's 2012 Arctic Operations
In January, Secretary Salazar directed the high-level review of Shell’s 2012 offshore drilling program in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas – including the company’s preparations for last year’s...
Environment March 21, 2013 Recent Study Shows Scope of Recent Warming
Using data from 73 sites around the world, scientists have been able to reconstruct Earth’s temperature history back to the end of the last Ice Age, revealing that the planet today is warmer than...
Environment March 21, 2013 EPA Marks March 18-24 as Fifth Annual Fix a Leak Week
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program encourages Americans to check and replace leaky plumbing fixtures and sprinkler systems, helping households save more than 10,000...
Environment March 14, 2013 NYS Assembly Passes Two-Year Moratorium On Fracking Awaiting Senate Vote
The New York State Assembly has passed legislation that would extend the moratorium on high volume hydraulic fracturing in New York and require an additional health impact assessment. The controversia...
Environment March 14, 2013 Funding Awarded to Help Farms Protect Water Quality Throughout NYS
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced $12.2 million that will help 209 farms in 27 counties protect New York’s lakes, streams and rivers from potential agricultural runoff. This assistance is awarded...
Environment February 21, 2013 
40,000+ Join ‘Forward on Climate’ Rally in Washington, DC
On Sunday, over 40,000 people, in what is believed to be the largest ever rally for the environment, poured into the streets of Washington, DC to prot...
Environment February 14, 2013 Tracking the Environment
Submitted by Wesley Laughing The following is a verbatim transcript of the oral statement presented to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel in Vancouver by high school student Sam...
Environment February 7, 2013 Tribal Members Sign Treaty Calling for an End to Alberta Oil Sands Development and Keystone XL
Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today Media Network Carol Berry - January 31, 2013 Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman’s approval of that state’s section of the disputed Keystone XL...
Environment January 24, 2013 
Black Carbon Larger Cause Of Climate Change Than Previously Assessed
January 15, 2013 - Black carbon is the second largest man-made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly...
Environment December 13, 2012 
Tehotiienawa:kon Environment Walleye Study
Submitted by Jade Gabri Both Akwesasne along the south shore and Cornwall on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River have been participating in a...
Environment December 6, 2012 
Not-So-Permanent Permafrost
As much as 44 billion tons of nitrogen and 850 billion tons of carbon stored in arctic permafrost, or frozen ground, could be released into the...
Environment November 15, 2012 Your help is needed with the Proposed Remedial Plan for the Grasse River
The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) Grasse River Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PRAP) is a very important document in the cleanup process of the Grasse River. The PRAP...
Environment November 1, 2012 GRASSE RIVER UPDATE: THE PROPOSED CLEANUP PLAN
For 20 years, Alcoa has worked cooperatively with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other stakeholder groups to address PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) contamination in the lower...
Environment October 25, 2012 DEC Announces Marine “No Discharge Zones” for Lake Erie and St. Lawrence River
October 16, 2012 - The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in collaboration with the Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) and the Department of State (DOS), has submit...
Environment October 25, 2012 DEC Adopts Bobcat Management Plan After Considering Public Comments
October 17, 2012 - After carefully considering more than 1,600 public comments and analyzing all information on New York’s current bobcat population, the state Department of Environmental...
Environment October 18, 2012 State of the Climate - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
The globally-averaged temperature for September 2012 tied with 2005 as the warmest September since record keeping began in 1880. September 2012 also marks the 36th consecutive September and 331st...
Environment October 11, 2012 
Climate Change to Cripple Southwestern Forests
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — Combine the tree-ring growth record with historical information, climate records, and computer-model projections of future...
Environment October 4, 2012 Tribal Environment Division Seeks Additional Remedies for Grasse River
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe does not agree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed plan to clean up the Grasse River. “We appreciate EPA’s recognition of the Indian...
Environment September 27, 2012 Commissioner Martens Rejects Call for “Independent” Health Study of High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing
The hydrofracking controversy in New York State is still ongoing with many people against allowing it here because of the various health and environmental hazards that may come with it. This is NYS...
Environment September 20, 2012 Environment Division Removes Old Tires
Akwesasne Territory - The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Environment Division is pleased to let the Akwesasne community know that they were finally able to move the pile of waste tires on Frogtown Road....
Environment September 20, 2012 
MCA Walleye Study Seeks Community Participation
9/11/2012 The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Environment Department is calling out to any fishermen and women that would like to provide Walleye fish...
