Kansas Environmental News

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
U.S.F.W.S.s Suggests Endangered Status for the Ozark Hellbender
...rows to lengths up to two feet, inhabits the White River system in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. Under the ESA, an endanger...

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
U.S.F.W.S. To Provide Limited Endangered Species Act Protections for the Shovelnose Sturgeon
...ons' range commonly overlap. Specifically, this includes the portion of the Missouri River in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and S...

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Oklahoma Grass Pink Orchid May Warrant Protection Under the Endangered Species Act
...m central Minnesota southward to Texas, including the states of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississ...

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
D.O.E. Declares 15 Plans Aimed at Secure CO2 Underground Storage
...tion. (DOE share: $401,042; Recipient share: $119,085; Duration: 36 months) University of Kansas Center for Research, Incorporated (Lawrence, Kan....

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
D.O.E. Declares 15 Plans Aimed at Secure Underground Storage of CO2
...,085; Duration: 36　months) University of Kansas Center for Research, Incorporated (Lawrence, Kan....

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Plains Pipeline to Spend $41 Million to Prevent Oil Spills Across 10,000 Miles of Pipeline
...lves Plains' Clean Water Act violations for ten crude oil spills in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Kansas, and requires the company to pay a $3.25 million ...

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
USDA's Agricultural Research Service Enters Partnership with Kansas Bioscience Authority to Expand Economic Growh in Region
...ls with the U.S.D.A.'s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) signed an arrangement on Monday with the Kansas Bioscience Authority (KBA) to help commercialize ...

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Salazar Unveils Special Edition Duck Stamp Cachet Public Can Purchase to Support Gulf Wildlife Refuges
... announcement, Salazar toured the Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge which is part of the Central Arkansas National Wildlife Refuge Complex and met with U.S...

Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Inhofe: States, Employers Concerned About Actions of E.P.A. Regional Office
... 2. The request was made on a region-wide basis but only included the States of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Why was New Mexico excluded? ...