WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it expects to award up to four grants or cooperative agreements for research on disinfectants, disinfection by-products and opportunistic pathogens in drinking water distribution systems. The agency description of the grant/cooperative agreement states: "Ensuring clean and safe drinking water is important for protecting human health and the environment. Opportunistic pathogen and disinfection by-product (DBP) contaminants   more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it expects to award up to 10 cooperative agreements for Great Lakes Bay watershed education and training in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program is an environmental education program that promotes locally rele  more