Image description: A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) diver conducts a coral reef survey to assess overall health. Coral reefs are extremely sensitive environments that have special temperature, salinity, light, oxygen, and nutrient needs. If environmental conditions shift or worsen from pollution or other disruption, the health of a coral reef ecosystem can suffer.
Photo by Charles Lobue, EPA
If you purchase an energy-efficient product for your home, you may be eligible for a federal tax credit.
Learn about the EnergyGuide label.
Image description: A loggerhead sea turtle hatchling makes the arduous journey to the ocean on Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. The island provides protection for several endangered and threatened species, such as loggerheads, American bald eagles, and American alligators.
Photo by Becky Skiba, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
If you’re going camping this summer, don’t bring firewood with you. Tree-killing insects and diseases can lurk in firewood. These insects and diseases can’t move far on their own, but when people move firewood they can jump hundreds of miles.
New infestations of invasive species destroy our forests, property values, and cost huge sums of money to control.
You can help save the forests by taking these simple steps:
