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Welcome to the Environmental Contaminants News & Activities site. This page presents current issues straight from our Environmental Contaminants Specialists in our Field Offices located throughout the United States. All of the news bulletins have a contact name and telephone number, and some will have links to further information on the subject. Also, Region 6 (Southwestern U.S.) and Region 3 (Great Lakes Region) are currently maintaining their own success stories/news and activities pages.

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09/24/2004 : Hurricane Ivan Wreaks Havoc on Southeast Refuges
Hurricane Ivan has caused considerable damage to 10 National Wildlife Refuges in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and the Panhandle of Florida as well as the Ecological Services office in Daphne, Alaba...
08/27/2004 : Public Comment Open - Damage Assessment Plan, Cherokee Co. Superfund Site
CHEROKEE COUNTY TRUSTEE COUNCIL United States Department of the Interior State of Kansas The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Kansas Fiel...
08/27/2004 : Three New Shot Types Approved for Waterfowl Hunters
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved three new non-toxic shot types B tungsten-bronze, a new formulation of tungsten-iron, and tungsten-tin-bismuth B for use in waterfowl hunting. The ap...
07/14/2004 : Great Swamp Refuge Habitat Restoration Featured in PARC Newsletter
New Jersey endangered blue-spotted salamanders were one of the first species to take advantage of the recently-restored wetlands at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Check out the story featured i...
06/15/2004 : Pelican Exodus at Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge Probed
Biologists are trying to determine what caused the disappearance of thousands of white pelicans from nesting sites at Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge in late May, and where the pelicans may have g...