WDNR Northeast Region - Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearers harvest 89 Saturday
OSHKOSH - The 2009 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago ended at 12:30 p.m. Saturday with a total of 1,512 fish taken from the combined …
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By: Wisconsin DNR News Releases
WDNR Northeast Region - Spearing total 1,423 to date; season will remain open Saturday
OSHKOSH - The 2009 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago will close at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Friday’s harvest pushed passed …
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By: Wisconsin DNR News Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 23, 2009
Contact: Bill Hayden, DEQ
(804) 698-4447
wphayden@deq.virginia.gov
RICHMOND, VA. — Preliminary information from a new study indicates that most airborne chemicals in the city of Hopewell are safely below Virginia’s long-term air quality standards, the Department of Environmental Quality announced today. DEQ’s investigation is continuing with an analysis of whether two of the chemicals raise any concerns for human health.
"Our initial results show that levels of the chemicals acrolein and formaldehyde require a more thorough look," DEQ Director David K. Paylor said. "We expect a more complete picture when we finish the study of potential health concerns and whether they could affect Hopewell residents."
Air quality studies across the United States show that acrolein and formaldehyde levels in many parts of the country are higher than Virginia’s standards. The concentration of these chemicals in Hopewell are not unusual compared with what many other urban and rural areas of the country experience, according to the DEQ report. These chemicals most often are produced during open burning and from vehicle emissions.
"Our primary goal is to protect people’s health and the environment," Paylor said. "When we have obtained the information we need and the study is complete, DEQ will evaluate appropriate steps for reducing these and other chemicals in the air."
DEQ began the Hopewell air quality study in 2006 with a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of DEQ’s overall program to evaluate air quality throughout the Commonwealth. The study covered 67 chemicals and metals, and 96 percent of them were below Virginia’s air quality levels of concern. DEQ worked closely with a stakeholder group from Hopewell to explain the design and conduct of the study, and the group members are familiar with the results.
As a result of the work related to this study, DEQ has placed another air monitor in Hopewell and is analyzing several more chemicals beyond what previously was studied. The preliminary Hopewell air quality study is available on the DEQ website at www.deq.virginia.gov.
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WDNR Central Office - MADISON - Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank today announced that a proposed state ballast water permit is now open for public comment. The proposed permit requires commercial …
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By: Wisconsin DNR News Releases
WDNR Northern Region - RHINELANDER - A 22-mile stretch of the Wisconsin River from Rhinelander to Kings Dam will now be closed to game fish angling starting April 1, 2009 and reopen with the statewide opener on May 2. …
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WDNR Northeast Region - OSHKOSH - "Lake Winnebago spearers were happy to learn that the season on the big lake will likely go on for a couple of more days," said Ron Bruch, Winnebago Sturgeon Biologist. Harvest caps on …
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By: Wisconsin DNR News Releases
WDNR Northeast Region - OSHKOSH - "Lake Winnebago spearers were happy to learn that the season on the big lake will likely go on for a couple of more days," said Ron Bruch, Winnebago Sturgeon Biologist. Harvest caps on …
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By: Wisconsin DNR News Releases
The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission will meet in Portland at the Northwest Power Planning and Conservation Council Office, all day on Thursday, Feb. 26.
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By: Oregon DEQ News
WDNR Northeast Region - 1,293 sturgeon taken so far in the 2009 season; only 55 registered today
OSHKOSH - Only 55 sturgeon were taken from the Winnebago lakes as snow, poor visibility and a mid-week slump of spearers …
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By: Wisconsin DNR News Releases
WDNR Northeast Region - 1,238 sturgeon taken so far in the 2009 season; 133 today
OSHKOSH - The lake sturgeon spearing season on the Upriver Lakes will close Wednesday, says DNR’s Sturgeon Manager Ron Bruch. "Spearers …
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