The Strait of Magellan (Spanish: Estrecho de Magallanes), also called the Straits of Magellan, is a navigable sea route in southern Chile separating mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south. The strait is the most important natural passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The route is considered difficult to navigate due to frequent narrows and unpredictable winds and currents. Maritime piloting is now compulsory. The strait is shorter and more sheltered than the Drake Passage, the often stormy open sea route around Cape Horn. Along with the narrow and sometimes treacherous Beagle Channel and the seasonal and historically treacherous North West Passage, these were the only sea routes between the Atlantic and Pacific until the construction of the Panama Canal.
The Strait of Magellan has been inhabited by indigenous Americans for thousands of years. On the western part of its northern coast lived the Alacalufe, also known as the Kawésqar. To the east of the Kawésqar lived the Tehuelche, whose territory extended to the north in Patagonia. South of the Tehuelche, across the Strait of Magellan, lived the Selk'nam, who inhabited the majority of the eastern portion of Tierra del Fuego. To the west of the Selk'nam were the Yaghan, who inhabited the southernmost part of Tierra del Fuego.
All tribes in the Strait of Magellan area were nomadic hunter-gatherers. The only non-maritime culture in the area were the Tehuelche, who fished and gathered shellfish along the coast during the winter and moved into the southern Andes in the summer to hunt. In the other three maritime-based tribes, each family had a canoe, around 7 to 9 feet long, that held the entire family and a dog. The canoe often contained a fire the family would use for warmth. Their sustenance came almost entirely from the sea: the men typically hunted seals and fished, while the women dove into the frigid waters to gather shellfish. They wore little to no clothing, and made extensive use of fires to keep warm in the bitterly-cold climate.
The tribes of the region faced little European interference until the late 19th century. Then, European diseases wiped out large portions of the indigenous population, and extermination campaigns sponsored by the governments of Chile and Argentina, like the Selk'nam genocide, eliminated the rest. Some were taken in by missionaries, but today, almost no full-blooded descendants of these peoples remain, and almost all of their culture is lost. Only two languages formerly spoken along the Strait of Magellan are extant, and both are spoken by less than ten people, although today there are hundreds of people who self-identify as descendants of indigenous peoples from the Strait of Magellan.
he [Pedro] brought a map which had all the circuit of the world described. The Strait of Magellan was called the Dragon's Tail; and there were also the Cape of Good Hope and the coast of Africa. ... Francisco de Sousa Tavares told me that in the year 1528, the Infant D. Fernando showed him a map which had been found in the Cartorio of Alcobaça, which had been made more than 120 years before, the which contained all the navigation of India with the Cape of Good Hope.
—  Galvano, Discovery of the World, sub ann. 1428.
This, however, would suggest that the Strait was mentioned in maps before the Americas were discovered, and consequently the claim has to be considered dubious.
Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães), a Portuguese explorer and navigator in the service of Charles I of Spain, became the first European to navigate the strait in 1520 during his global circumnavigation voyage.
On March 22, 1518, the expedition was organized in Valladolid, naming Magellan captain general of the fleet and governor of all the lands discovered, and establishing the privileges of Magellan and his business associate Rui Faleiro. The fleet would become known as the "Armada de las Molucas" or "Fleet of the Moluccas". The expeditionary fleet of five ships set sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda on September 20, 1519.
The five ships included La Trinidad (110 tons, crew 55), under the command of Magellan; La San Antonio (120 tons, crew 60) under the command of Juan de Cartagena; La Concepción (90 tons, crew 45) under the command of Gaspar de Quezada (Juan Sebastián Elcano served as boatswain); La Victoria (85 tons, crew 42) under the command of Luis de Mendoza; and La Santiago (75 tons, crew 32), under command of Juan Rodríguez Serrano (João Rodrigues Serrão). Before the passage of the Strait (and after the mutiny in Puerto San Julián), Álvaro de Mesquita became captain of the San Antonio, and Duarte Barbosa of Victoria. Later, Serrão became captain of Concepcion (his Santiago, sent on a mission to find the passage, was caught in a storm and wrecked). San Antonio, charged to explore Magdalen Sound, failed to return to the fleet, instead sailing back to Spain under Estêvão Gomes who imprisoned the captain Mesquita.
Magellan's ships entered the strait on November 1, 1520, All Saints' Day, and it was initially called Estrecho de Todos los Santos (Strait of All Saints). Magellan's chronicler, Antonio Pigafetta, called it the Patagonian Strait, and others Victoria Strait, commemorating the first ship entering it. Within seven years it was being called Estrecho de Magallanes in honor of Magellan. The Spanish Empire and the Captaincy General of Chile used it as the southern boundary of their territory.
The first Spanish colony was established in 1584 by Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, who founded Nombre de Jesús and Rey Don Felipe on the northern shore of the strait. These towns suffered severe food shortages, and when the English navigator Sir Thomas Cavendish landed at the site of Rey Don Felipe in 1587, he found only ruins of the settlement. He renamed the place Port Famine.
Other early explorers included Francis Drake (1578). In February 1696 the first French expedition, under the command of M. de Gennes reached the Strait of Magellan. The expedition is described by the young French explorer, engineer and hydrographer François Froger in his A Relation of a Voyage (1699). The first map of the Pacific Ocean, Descriptio Maris Pacifici from 1589, depicts the strait as the only route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The much wider Drake Passage was discovered in 1616.
Chile took possession of the Strait of Magellan on May 23, 1843. President Bulnes of Chile ordered this expedition after consulting the Chilean libertador Bernardo O'Higgins (1778–1842), who feared an occupation by Great Britain or France. The first Chilean settlement was Fuerte Bulnes, situated in a forested zone on the north side of the strait. Fuerte Bulnes was later abandoned, and in 1848 the city of Punta Arenas was founded farther north where the Magellanic forests meet the Patagonian plains. In Tierra del Fuego, across the strait from Punta Arenas, the village of Porvenir emerged during the Tierra del Fuego gold rush in the late 19th century.
Argentina effectively recognized Chilean sovereignty over the Strait of Magellan in the Boundary treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina. Argentina had previously claimed all of the strait, or at least the eastern third of it.
In 1840 the Pacific Steam Navigation Company was the first to use steamships for commercial traffic in the strait.
Until the Panama Canal opened in 1914, the Strait of Magellan was the main route for steamships traveling from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. It was often considered the only safe way to move between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as the Drake Passage separating Cape Horn (the southern tip of South America) from Antarctica is notorious for turbulent and unpredictable weather, and is frequented by icebergs and sea ice. Ships in the strait, protected by Tierra del Fuego to the south and the coast of continental South America to the north crossed with relative ease, and Punta Arenas became a primary refueling port providing coal for steam ships in transit. Sailing ships, however, partly because of variable winds and currents in the strait, generally preferred the Drake Passage, as they had more room to maneuver there.
The strait is approximately 570 kilometres (310 nmi; 350 mi) long and about 2 kilometres (1.1 nmi; 1.2 mi) wide at its narrowest point (Carlos III Island, west of Cape Froward). The northwestern portion of the strait is connected with other sheltered waterways via the Smyth Channel. This area is similar to the Inside Passage of Alaska. South of Cape Froward, the principal shipping route follows the Magdalena Channel.
The eastern opening is a wide bay on the border of Chile and Argentina between Punta Dúngeness on the mainland and Cabo del Espíritu Santo (Cape of the Holy Spirit) on Tierra del Fuego, the border as defined in the Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1984 between Chile and Argentina. Immediately west are Primera Angostura and Segunda Angostura, narrows formed by two terminal moraines of different ages. The Primera Angostura is the closest approach of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego to the mainland of South America. Farther west lies Magdalena Island, part of Los Pingüinos Natural Monument. The strait's southern boundary in the east follows first the shoreline of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, then the northern end of the Canal Whiteside and the shoreline of Dawson Island.
The western part of the strait leads northwest from the northern end of the Magdalena Channel to the strait's Pacific entrance. This portion of the strait is flanked on the south by Capitán Aracena Island, Clarence Island, Santa Inés Island, Desolación Island (Cabo Pilar) and other smaller islands, and on the north by Brunswick Peninsula, Riesco Island, Muñoz Gamero Peninsula, Manuel Rodriguez Island and other minor islands of the Queen Adelaide Archipelago. Two narrow channels connect the strait with Seno Otway and Seno Skyring. A broader channel, Smyth Channel, leads north from the strait between Muñoz Gamero Peninsula and Manuel Rodriguez Island. Francisco Coloane Coastal and Marine Protected Area, a sanctuary for humpback whales, is located in this area. This part of the strait lies on the elongated Magallanes-Fagnano Fault, which marks a plate boundary between the South American Plate and the Scotia Plate. This fault continues southward under Almirantazgo Fjord and then below Fagnano Lake. Possibly, new tourism industries could be established in the eastern part of the strait for watching southern right whales, as the number of observations in the area has increased in recent years.
The place names of the zone come from a variety of origins, many from Spanish and English, and from at least one native language, that is adaptations of the Ona language to the Spanish language phonology and spelling like Timaukel (hamlet at the east side of Tierra del Fuego), Carukinka (the end of the Almirantazgo Fjord), Anika (a channel located at 54° 7' S and 70° 30' W) and Arska (the north side of the Dawson Island).
Magellan named initially the strait Todos los Santos as he began the voyage through the west on 1 November 1520. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor renamed it as Estrecho de Magallanes. Magellan named the island on the south side as Tierra del Fuego, which the Yaghan people called Onaisín in the Yaghan language. Magellan also gave the name Patagones to the mainland Indians, their land was subsequently known as Patagonia.
Bahía Cordes is named after the Dutch pirate Baltazar de Cordes.
On the Atlantic side, the Strait is characterized by semidiurnal macrotides with mean and spring tide ranges of 7.1 and 9.0 m, respectively. On the Pacific side, tides are mixed, mainly semidiurnal, with mean and spring tide ranges of 1.1 and 1.2 m, respectively.
There is enormous tidal energy potential in the Strait.
571 Chilean ships and 1,681 non-Chilean ships sailed through the strait in 2008. Piloting is compulsory for sailing the strait.
Article 35 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea states that "Nothing in this Part affects: ... (c) the legal regime in straits in which passage is regulated in whole or in part by long-standing international conventions in force specifically relating to such straits". Article V of the Boundary treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina established a legal regime for the Strait of Magellan, and in a diplomatic letter to major shipping nations in 1873 Chile promised freedom of navigation through and neutrality within the strait.
Barcaza Melinka at Porvenir port, providing daily car ferry service across the Strait of Magellan between Punta Arenas and Porvenir.
U.S. Navy carrier Ronald Reagan in the straits.
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Technology services and consulting company Accenture has agreed to pay $US63.7 million to resolve whistleblower allegations that it participated in a large-scale kickbacks scheme involving U.S. government contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
A 2004 lawsuit accused Accenture of receiving kickbacks from IT vendors, inflating prices and rigging bids on federal IT contracts.
The lawsuit, brought by whistleblowers Norman Rille and Neal Roberts, accused several IT companies of paying kickbacks in the form of rebates to systems integrators in exchange for preferential treatment on government contracts the systems integrators were working on. The DOJ joined the lawsuit in 2007.
"Kickbacks and bid rigging undermine the integrity of the federal procurement process," Tony West, assistant attorney general for the DOJ's Civil Division, said in a statement. "At a time when we're looking for ways to reduce our public spending, it is especially important to ensure that government contractors play by the rules and don't waste precious taxpayer dollars."
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, centered on alleged improper payments and illegal rebates made by Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and Accenture, but the lawsuit named dozens of IT companies allegedly involved in giving or receiving kickbacks. Rille is a former manager at Accenture.
Accenture, the latest in a long line of companies that have settled the case, said it agreed to settle the lawsuit to "avoid additional time, inconvenience and expense that would come with protracted litigation."
Accenture denies any wrongdoing, the company said in a statement. "The U.S. federal government was aware of alliance relationships in the IT industry and how they would benefit customers, vendors and the IT industry," the company said. "The details of how alliances worked in the IT industry were widely reported in the industry press."
Hewlett-Packard agreed to pay $55 million to settle the lawsuit in August 2010.
EMC agreed, in May 2010, to pay the U.S. government $87.5 million to settle similar charges.
In September 2010, Cisco Systems and distributor Westcon Group North America agreed to pay $48 million to settle charges that they misrepresented prices in contracts with the U.S. General Service Administration and other agencies. The DOJ dismissed the Arkansas case against Cisco as part of the settlement.
Under the U.S. False Claims Act, whistleblowers can collect a percentage -- usually between 15 percent and 30 percent -- of the proceeds the U.S. government recovers in lawsuits alleging fraudulent payments of government funds. The amount of payment to Rille and Roberts has not yet been determined, the DOJ said.


Artemi Panarin and his agent have informed the Columbus Blue Jackets they won't be partaking in any contract negotiations for the balance of the season and will revisit signing an extension with the club in the off-season.
Panarin's agent, Dan Milstein, released a statement via Twitter confirming the news earlier today.
Panarin, 27, is in the final-year of his contract, which comes with a $6 million salary cap hit, and can become an unrestricted free agent July 1 if he remains unsigned.
It has been widely speculated that both Panarin and Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, who is also a pending UFA, would test the market this summer, and today's statement will fuel the fire that Panarin may not re-sign with the Jackets.
Panarin currently ranks No.1 on TFP's Top 30 Trade Watch List.
He is due for a hefty raise, and could see his annual salary climb around or above the $10 million range.
In 46 games with the Blue Jackets so far this season, Panarin has registered 19 goals and 34 assists for 53 points.


Nettrotter, as the exclusive operator in Italy of the SIGFOX Ultra Narrow Band technology, will make its network available to the City of Turin to test in real conditions some innovative solutions concerning three strategic areas for the government of the territory: noise monitoring, monitoring of the level of rivers, environmental monitoring.
In Piazza S. Giulia, the heart of Vanchiglia's nightlife, sensors for noise monitoring will be installed, self-powered by a solar panel. The monitoring will allow to evaluate how the technology can support the administration in the management of urban areas where the constant presence of hundreds of people, especially in the evening, turns into a sound pressure likely to exceed the limits and still source of discomfort for the resident population.
On the Carlo Emanuele III Bridge, Borgo Dora, and on the Rossini Bridge, which joins the Vanchiglia and Aurora districts, sensors for hydrometric monitoring will be installed. The monitoring station, consisting of a high-sensitivity level sensor, a radio module and a solar panel that makes the station self-powered, collects and transmits data through the Sigfox network every 15 minutes in stable conditions, or when level changes occur according to a customizable threshold.
The experimentation for the monitoring of environmental quality is carried out in collaboration with the IREN Group, which will provide ten containers for the separate collection of glass located in the district of San Salvario, on which sensors are installed to remotely monitor the level of filling, as well as to report any fires and tipping over. The experimentation will make it possible to assess, in the field and under real operating conditions, the limits and opportunities of the integration of IoT technologies into the waste cycle, both for ordinary management and for the optimisation of organisational processes.


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Storm hits FHS hard
It was 20 years ago this summer that Donald Dodgen, life-long educator and basketball head coach, started applying his craft at Farragut High School.
In that length of time, however, a severe storm hitting Farragut and the Knox County metropolitan area last Thursday afternoon, July 14, stood out.
"It's the worst storm since I've been here. And I was in it yesterday for a while," Dodgen, now FHS athletic director, said Friday after assessing damage to the school — hardest hit were the softball, football and baseball field facilities along Lendon Welch Way.
"The softball field we lost the roof off the dugout," on the third base side, representing the most extensive damage, Dodgen added.
Dining with his wife, Mary-Ann, at Buddy's Bar-b-q along West End Avenue around 4:45 p.m. last Thursday, "When it hit you couldn't see a foot in front of you," Dodgen said. "The doors at the place swung open and [we] moved away from the windows. A tree had fallen down on Stadium Drive, blocked it, and a tree fell down on West End Avenue.
"… The worst part of it was 35, 40 minutes."
Other significant damage was at John Heatherly Field (baseball) and Bill Clabo Field (football).
"We lost part of the [baseball] press box. ... We've got a lot of trees down, football and baseball field," Dodgen said. "… It lifted some of the new turf up on the football field.
"They just got through putting it back down."
The school's academic buildings and other athletic facilities were spared any significant structural damage, Dodgen said. "Not a lot, just a lot of trees down. A lot of limbs down. We lost some signage and stuff like that. … We've got some [air conditioning] units down."
Melissa Tindell, director of Public Affairs for Knox County Schools, said total value of damage was "less than $4,000."
Other damage included "some roof coping from the field house and some roof shingles from the weight room …," Tindell added.
"Not considered excessively bad."
Joining "about 10" KCS Maintenance workers plus Eddie Courtney, varsity football head coach, and Nick Green, varsity softball assistant coach, Dodgen said he spent more than five hours helping to clean up the campus Friday morning, July 15. "All the principals were there at the main building, checking everything out.
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Medical Device Strategy Business Strategies
Applying the GE Mantra to Medical Systems
To keep pace with market changes and the slow growth in many of its core businesses, GE Medical Systems (GEMS) has been expanding its role as a maker of diagnostic modalities and monitoring equipment to include clinical systems and productivity solutions for its customers. In keeping with GE's overall business philosophy, emphasizing information technology, GEMS is using the Internet to improve productivity for itself and its customers. By establishing itself as the best-in-class provider of products and services, GEMS expects to take market share from its competitors. But as GEMS moves into new hospital departments and up the hospital hierarchy to the CIO and CEO, it must not lose touch with what got it where it is--selling radiology, and more recently, cardiology, systems. The extent that GEMS can effectively grow its business using that model is unclear. Such systems and services may be limited to being an adjunct to the core business of selling imaging equipment, not the cornerstone for growth of a billion-dollar, information-propelled business.
The Pace of Development of Molecular Imaging Agents
The adoption of new in vivo molecular imaging agents may eventually follow the current path of in vitro diagnostics, which for some products is shifting from a cost-effectiveness standard for reimbursement toward an evidence-based. But the companies most likely to support the clinical trials that would establish such benefits are only slowly integrating the development of molecular agents into their core businesses. IVD - an area of acquisition interest for these companies -may be the force that transforms them into more biologically minded and innovation-driven entities, and in so doing it may bolster the development of molecular imaging agents.
Siemens--Stealing GE's Thunder
Siemens AG continues to assemble the pieces necessary to create a one-stop-shop for medical testing. With its $7 billion take-out of Dade Behring Holdings Inc., the German industrial giant ups the acquisition ante for in vitro diagnostic companies. Rival GE may have to play catch-up if it wants to maintain its leadership position in medical testing.
What's Next for Abbott in IVD?
GE Grabs the Spotlight in IVD
SpaceLabs Finds an Exit in Instrumentarium
Imatron: Speed Saves
Research and Development Strategies
GE Healthcare Technologies Inc.
General Electric Co.
Siemens Medical Systems Inc.
Philips Medical Systems International BV
Agilent Technologies Inc.
Elbit Imaging Ltd.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.
McKesson Corp.
Medtronic PLC
Guidant Corp.
Boston Scientific Corp.
Tyco International Ltd.
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Cordis Corp.
ATL Ultrasound Inc.
Marconi Medical Systems Inc.
GE buys Elbit's Diasonics Vingmed for $230mm in cash
GE Medical Systems acquires Marquette Medical for $808mm
GE Med Systems will buy OEC for $458mm in stock
Siemens buys Acuson for $700mm in cash
Philips to buy ATL Ultrasound for $800mm
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Top Ten Episodes of Friends According to Rotten Tomatoes
Published on September 2nd, 2022 | Updated on September 2nd, 2022 | By FanFest
The Top 10 Episodes of Friends, According to Rotten Tomatoes
Friends is one of the most popular sitcoms of all time. The show ran for 10 seasons and 236 episodes, and it's still beloved by fans around the world. While every episode has its own merits, some are undoubtedly better than others. Here are the 10 best episodes of Friends, according to Rotten Tomatoes.
10. "The One with Ross' Tan" (Season 10, Episode 3) – 93%
After getting spray-tanned, Ross looks like a lobster and is forced to wear a turtleneck to hide his secret. Meanwhile, Chandler and Monica finalize their adoption paperwork and Rachel and Joey audition for a coffee commercial.
9. "The One with the Red Sweater" (Season 9, Episode 7) – 93%
Ross finds out that his ex-wife Carol is pregnant and struggles to come to terms with it. Meanwhile, Phoebe tries to set Joey up on a date with a co-worker and Rachel has trouble finding the right gift for Ross' pregnant girlfriend Bonnie.
8. "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" (Season 5, Episode 14) – 93%
Rachel is convinced that everyone will find out she's been spying on them if she accepts a date with a co-worker, so she tries to sabotage the date. Meanwhile, Phoebe finds out that Ursula has been stealing her identity.
7. "The One with the Embryos" (Season 4, Episode 12) – 94%
In order to win an apartment from Chandler and Monica, Ross and Rachel compete against Joey and Phoebe in a game of trivia about each other's lives. The stakes are raised when Chandler and Monica throw in their new apartment as a prize for the winner.
6. "The One with Chandler in a Box" (Season 4, Episode 8) – 94%
On Thanksgiving, Joey forgives Chandler for kissing Kathy but becomes upset when he learns that they slept together while Chandler was dating Monica. Meanwhile, Rachel makes an embarrassing mistake while trying to cook her first Thanksgiving turkey.
5. "The One Where Ross Got High" (Season 6, Episode 9) – 94%
Monica accidentally uses pot brownies intended for Phoebe when she's baking cookies for Ross' visiting parents. Meanwhile, Chandler can't stop laughing at Joey's efforts to land a role in a play about Marcel Marceau.
3."The One With Ross' Tan" (Season 10, Episode 3) – 93%
2."The One Where Everybody Finds Out" (Season 5, Episode 14) – 93%
1."The One With The Red Sweater" (Season 9' Episode 7) – 93%
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ITD, partners move forward on Northgate Interchange (Siphon Road) project
A public private partnership to build the Northgate Interchange (Siphon Road) in Bannock County is being developed by District 5. The partnership consists of Millennial Development, city of Chubbuck, city of Pocatello, Bannock County, Pocatello Development Authority, and ITD.
The six partners met July 6 to review the potential agreement.
The project will connect parts of north Pocatello and Chubbuck to Interstate 15 near Siphon Road. Under the agreement, ITD would administer the construction of the interchange portion of project and the other partners would construct connecting road infrastructure.
"This interchange presents a unique opportunity to work closely with the private sector and other local agencies," said Board Chairman Jerry Whitehead. "We understand why local residents are excited about this project. We think it will increase mobility and bring greater economic opportunity for the community."
As part of the agreement, ITD and Millennial Development will share costs of building the interchange. The other partners will share the costs of building connecting infrastructure.


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Coastal GasLink has received positive media attention about various items including letters of support, community investments we've made and project agreements. Find our library of articles here.
Coastal GasLink Provides Update to Local Governments on Project
by Alain Dupuis
Coastal GasLink's Pipeline Implementation West Director Dan Bierd
Coastal GasLink continues to engage with local communities and had a strong presence all week at the annual North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA) AGM and Conference held this year in Williams Lake, B.C. from May 7 to 10, 2019.
In a presentation at the conference, Coastal GasLink's Pipeline Implementation West Director Dan Bierd, who is responsible for construction of the Western half of the project, said construction is progressing well at various locations across the route.
"We're grateful for your continued support and excited to be getting to work and providing jobs and opportunities to local and Indigenous communities," Bierd told the audience. "Our focus through 2019 is preparatory work including field studies, right of way clearing, road access and establishing residences for our workforce."
With employees who live and work in local communities, Coastal GasLink has continued to engage with local communities as it progresses on this vital natural gas project. The project has a Public Affairs team in place to keep local government, stakeholders, and members of the general public up to date on what's happening. Since December, the project has completed 11 Regional District Board and Municipal Council presentations with more planned in the next three months. Engagement with local governments is ongoing, and will continue through construction and into operations.
"We're committed to an ongoing conversation with communities about our project," said Kiel Giddens, Public Affairs Manager for Coastal GasLink. "Local governments have been a part of project planning since day one, and we know that local knowledge and local solutions have been key to building a better project."
Coastal GasLink has held over 45 public information sessions, and presented at public meetings to Regional District Boards or Municipal Councils on more than 65 occasions. Local governments participated in the regulatory process, and are consulted regularly as part of Coastal GasLink's commitment to the Socio-economic Effects Management Plan (SEEMP). The SEEMP identifies Coastal GasLink's approach to implementing mitigation during construction to avoid or reduce potential adverse socio-economic effects on regional and community infrastructure and services. Ongoing SEEMP engagement activities with local governments will support monitoring and reporting on effectiveness of the mitigation.
"We believe that together, we will create a legacy of safety and respect for all communities and the environment," said Giddens.
Have a question or want to keep up with what's happening? Contact us coastalgaslink@transcanada.com, 1-855-633-2011, follow us @CoastalGasLink or sign up for our newsletter.
Coastal GasLink Comments on Site 9A Status
Coastal GasLink understands that the Unist'ot'en Camp has initiated a legal action in the BC Supreme Court. We are limited in what we can say on matters before the courts.
Coastal GasLink is in possession of a valid Environmental Assessment Certificate and permit from the BC Oil and Gas Commission (OGC).
Our preference is always to resolve our differences through respectful and meaningful dialogue. We remain focused on continuing to advance this fully approved and permitted natural gas pipeline, which is under construction and delivering jobs, opportunities and economic benefits to British Columbians and Indigenous communities.
Coastal GasLink has previously reported on the resumption of activities at its work site known as 9A here.
Hopes takes flight
by Mallory Oudendag
Since its first 'flight' in 1986, Hope Air has arranged more than 130,000 free flights for low-income Canadians needing to be connected to vital medical care far from home.
Since 2007, TC Energy has been proud to work with Hope Air to help people in our operating communities, many of which, while vibrant and beautiful, are remote and thousands of kilometres away from medical support. Coastal GasLink added its support in 2014. Among Hope Air's top volume routes were flights from Prince George, Terrace and Smithers to Vancouver.
All in all, we've been able to support 400 flights for people in need. Each flight arranged goes well beyond helping that one individual – Hope Air estimates that for every flight arranged, 45 people are impacted, from family & friends to co-workers and healthcare workers.
But beyond the numbers, it means that we are helping to improve the health and quality of life for people in our host communities. And that means a lot to us at Coastal GasLink.
With a recent pledge of $15,000, contributions from Coastal GasLink and TC Energy have surpassed the $100,000 mark.
"Through Coastal GasLink's ongoing support, Hope Air patients are able to access this vital link to medical treatments, specialists and equipment that aren't offered in their home communities," says Hope Air CEO Doug Keller-Hobson. "Coastal GasLink's generosity allows families experiencing illness or injury to spend less time worrying about the cost of travel and more time focused on getting better."
Hope Air has changed lives for so many. And we are committed to continuing to support the important work they do.
"Without Hope Air I would never have been able to make it to Vancouver and back so many times to be with my team of specialists and my surgeon. I wouldn't have been able to get the life changing surgery that has been given me my life back. As a low income mom of 3 its left me absolutely speechless that I've had a such amazing help through Hope Air." – Patient from Prince George, B.C.
If you find yourself in need of support from Hope Air, we encourage you to learn more about how they can help by visiting hopeair.ca.
Coastal GasLink Cleared to Resume Construction Activities at Site 9A
by Nicole Forrest
BC, construction, EAO, environment, Indigenous
On March 8, 2019 the Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) informed Coastal GasLink that both the OGC and the provincial archaeological branch of the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resources and Rural Development (FLNRORD) have accepted the mitigation plan for Multi-Use Site 9A following the report of artifacts having been found at the site.
When Coastal GasLink was notified of the artifacts on Feb. 15, work at the site was immediately and voluntarily suspended and our Heritage Resource Discovery Contingency Plan put into place to protect the site.
Coastal GasLink contracted a qualified archeologist to develop an appropriate mitigation plan that would follow strict protocols in the event of further discoveries at the site.
The mitigation plan consists of the following three activities:
Subsurface testing of topsoil pile;
Intensive visual inspection of the disturbed area; and
Ongoing monitoring throughout the construction and reclamation stages of the Project.
A full description of the activities is included in the mitigation plan and shared by the OGC with the legal counsel for members of the Unist'ot'en, should they wish to discuss the mitigation with the OGC.
In addition, the OGC informed Coastal GasLink that based on the presence of artifacts found at Site 9A, the province has included the site in British Columbia's archaeology database.
The Archaeology Site Information Form filed by FLNRORD states:
"The small surface scatter was 100% collected and there was strong evidence suggesting that it was not in situ (artifacts were found sitting on top of a frozen slab of clay). Remaining sediments present are considered to be culturally sterile (clay). As such, legacy status is recommended for this site."
Coastal GasLink looks forward to continuing to prepare site 9A for construction-related activities in accordance with our permits and archaeological mitigation plan.
The full OGC Information Bulletin can be found here.
Coastal GasLink President Comments on Environmental Assessment Office Findings
BC EAO, construction, environment
On February 27, 2019, the BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) notified Coastal GasLink of its site inspection findings from January 29, 2019 with respect to work undertaken in the Morice River area.
Coastal GasLink acknowledges the findings of non-compliance on three certificate conditions and is reviewing the EAO order as we assess our next steps. Preliminary construction activities continue at various locations along the 670-kilometre pipeline route in northern B.C. and are not impacted by these orders. Currently more than 200 people are working in the north to progress this project.
In addition, on February 26 during a routine examination of permit conditions, CGL discovered that permitted tree clearing activities in an ungulate (moose) winter range has occurred within the restricted activity period in an area near Kitimat, B.C.
These activities, when discovered, were immediately ceased, the Oil and Gas Commission notified, and a full review commenced into the circumstances of this tree removal.
Coastal GasLink president David Pfeiffer commented on the findings.
"We take compliance very seriously, and we are working with the Environmental Assessment Office to return to compliance on Conditions 17 and 23 of the Certificate. We continue to strive to not only meet, but exceed regulatory requirements.
In addition, we have self-reported to the Oil and Gas Commission that we have removed trees earlier than our permit window allowed near Kitimat.
At Coastal GasLink, we are committed to building and operating this $6.2-billion natural gas pipeline project to the highest standards, in accordance with B.C. regulatory requirements and in recognition of specific Indigenous values.
We will continue to cooperate with the government and our regulators and to engage with all parties as we fulfill our responsibility in delivering a world-class project, employment and economic benefits to British Columbia communities and First Nations."
To view the EAO documents, click here.
Construction Activities at South Houston Site 9A
Coastal GasLink (CGL) has voluntarily suspended work at its site south of Houston while claims of the discovery of artifacts on the site are investigated.
On being notified, Coastal GasLink took immediate steps to cordon off and protect the area and requested that a qualified archeologist visit the site. The Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) will also visit the site to further investigate the claims.
Coastal GasLink takes the conservation and protection of culturally-important heritage sites and artifacts seriously and has implemented an approved Heritage Resource Discovery Contingency Plan while notifying the responsible regulatory authorities.
As part of the permitting requirements, an Archeological Impact Assessment (AIA) was completed for the site and nearby area.
Unfortunately, during the regulatory and permitting process, CGL and its archaeologists were not able to access the 9A site due to road access issues and were therefore unable to conduct onsite fieldwork.
As a result, experienced licensed archeologists from Northern BC assessed the potential for artifacts at the site. The assessment determined low potential and no further work was required. The AIA was approved by the BC Archeology Branch in 2016.
There are no known archeological sites registered within 2,000 metres of the site, which was selected by CGL because of it being a previously disturbed area. The site in question was previously cleared and used as part of forestry work.
David Pfeiffer named Coastal GasLink President
Vancouver — David Pfeiffer, previously Coastal GasLink Vice-President of Implementation, has been named President of Coastal GasLink, effective Feb. 1, 2019. Mr. Pfeiffer assumed the role from Rick Gateman as the project transitioned from the commercial development phase into construction and execution.Mr. Gateman remains with TransCanada and will serve as Vice-President of Business Development for Non-regulated Assets and takes on the post of President of TransCanada's Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project.
Mr. Pfeiffer brings extensive experience in pipeline construction and operations with more than 20 years leading the execution of complex projects in Canada and abroad. Prior to his role as Vice-President at Coastal GasLink, he served as Vice-President of Mexico Gas Projects for TransCanada as well as Managing Director of the FSA Joint Venture between the 16-member First Nations Limited Partnership and their partnering contractor. As leader of the First Nations joint venture he worked to ensure significant economic benefit would be delivered for B.C. First Nations during pipeline construction.
"My family and I are excited to relocate to British Columbia to help our team construct this great project for the province and for Canada. It provides long-term opportunities for our First Nation partners and the residents of northern B.C.," notes Mr. Pfeiffer. "I am proud to be part of such an important project for the province and for the country."
Over the coming months Mr. Pfeiffer will travel along the pipeline route to meet with First Nation partners, community members, local governments, and potential contractors, as Coastal GasLink continues preliminary construction activities. At peak construction Coastal GasLink will employ more than 2000 people with many positions occupied by First Nation and B.C. residents. Once in operation, the pipeline will generate $20 million per year in property tax benefits to B.C. communities.
To date, Coastal GasLink has signed $620 million in contracts with First Nation businesses with an additional $400 million to be awarded to First Nations and local community businesses during construction. In addition to funding provided through project agreements, the total First Nation commitment well exceeds $1 billion.
Coastal GasLink statement on NEB Jurisdiction Proceeding submission
Coastal GasLink, National Energy Board
On Friday, Jan. 25, Coastal GasLink submitted additional evidence to the National Energy Board that supports our view that regulation of this approved and under construction pipeline should remain with the province of B.C. and its regulators.
CGL's evidence reaffirms that this is a single-line natural gas pipeline located entirely within B.C., with the sole purpose of transporting natural gas within the province.
Coastal GasLink was fully approved and permitted following extensive consultation with communities and First Nations, and a rigorous multi-year review that considered potential environmental, economic, social, heritage and health effects.
We are confident the facts put before the NEB by CGL and the intervenors will support a strong case of continued provincial regulation of the pipeline.
The full submission can be found here on the NEB website.
Hereditary chief in B.C. says community needs LNG pipeline
Hereditary Chief Helen Michelle, from B.C.'s Skin Tyee Nation is featured in an article from APTN News discussing the many benefits of the Coastal GasLink project.
Source: APTN News
A hereditary chief in British Columbia says people standing in the way of the LNG pipeline need to step aside and let the project get up and running.
"I'm just getting tired of hearing about it," she says. "I'm just waiting for the shovel to get into the ground, let's get on with our lives," says Helen Michelle.
Michelle has been a hereditary chief for 43 years.
When the Coastal GasLink pipeline project was proposed in 2012, she says she made sure to participate in the consultation.
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Podcast: 610 Barstool Sports New York
Feb 16, 2016 Podcasts, Rangers
The Barstool Sports New York blogger joined me to talk about everything Rangers and the Henrik Lundqvist era.
The Return of the 2015-16 Rangers
Even without Rick Nash and Ryan McDonagh, the Rangers keeping winning
Every Rangers-Flyers game feels big, but Sunday's Rangers-Flyers game felt a little bigger. It felt a little different than normal and a little more important than usual.
Podcast: Brian Monzo
Jun 4, 2015 Podcasts, Rangers
The Rangers' season came to a devastating end in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals and now it's time to look back at the season and ahead to next season.
May 29, 2015 Podcasts, Rangers
The Rangers have become familiar with Game 7 and now they will play one for a chance to go back to the Stanley Cup Final for a second straight year.
For the third May 13 in a row, the Rangers have a chance to win a Game 7 and extend their season and they're looking to do it in comeback fashion once again.
Podcast: Adam Herman
Apr 30, 2015 Podcasts, Rangers
The Rangers' five-game win over the Penguins in the first round felt easy despite the four one-goal wins, but things aren't going to get harder against the Capitals.
The Rangers have a huge advantage in the first two games of the series against the Capitals and they need to make sure they use their layoff and rest to win.
Apr 15, 2015 Podcasts, Rangers, Rangers Playoffs
The Rangers have never been a team that performs well with expectations and this spring they will play with expectations they haven't had in 21 years.
The wait for the playoffs to begin seems like forever, but the Rangers are set up perfectly for a long run into the late spring and that makes it worth the wait.
The mentality has changed for Rangers fans thanks to the Stanley Cup Final run last season and now this spring it's Stanley Cup or bust for the Rangers.


To reach your potential customers, you need to learn how to partner with influencers and how to be one yourself. Of course, it is never going to be easy for someone who has just started out in the world of Instagram marketing. Still, you can find many influencers and connect with them. You can increase your chances of being perceived as an expert by sharing quality videos – you can also buy Instagram video views to appear as a specialist in your field.
How do you become a social media influencer? How do you create your identity or – in social media terms – "brand yourself"? Only when you have a unique identity, people will notice you.
Your online identity is not just about your profile picture or a nice profile – it's more than that. It's about creating value for others – not just in one area of specialization.
Give value to people – make useful connections with people – relevant people. How do you do that?
Creating Facebook page doesn't mean your personal Facebook account – have a page for your brand – for example you may be person X, who already has a Facebook account. Now, you have a product B – so that product B needs to be on a separate page – which means a separate identity for your brand B.
LinkedIn is a great spam-free approach to start anything. It looks professional and has established itself as being a professional site for business needs. Use it to have your business details. Fill in as much detailed information as possible. Consider making at least one post every day.
Since LinkedIn has a rapport with a "professional" platform; you are likely to reach more audience than you would otherwise.
Get a good close-up shot. Get a nice passport size photo from a professional person.
A high-resolution, neat cover photo – twitter profile page requires larger photos, so don't use photos from your phone, take a good high-resolution photo from a good camera.
Get A Crisp, Professional Bio – which talks about your professional achievements and other career information. Sure, it can talk about your hobbies too – but – the focus is on your professional information.
Don't Tweet Random Stuff – Post something that's relevant to your industry or field. Tweet so that people get to know your expertise and look forward to seeing more of your tweets. Through your useful tweets, others should get to know about your skills and areas of interest.
Always target the long-term benefits – the relationship with each influencer you connect. A long-lasting relationship is much more important than some quick sales. Do not worry about short-term gains. Make sure you provide good value to the influencer and follow the ethical way. Play the right way, plan your moves at the right time, and sure enough, you can get to reach even the top influencers in future.
The fact of the matter is that no matter how hard you try, you will sometimes need assistance from experts. Those who have already established their brand and identify on Instagram will also help you achieve the same. So, learn to improve your presence on Instagram to connect with those influencers with more confidence.


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Ben Jordan's cases keep getting bigger and more challenging. The same holds true for the experience had by the player as well. The third case, The Sorceress of Smailholm, is certainly both those things, and a lot more.
The game follows Ben's first case outside of the United States. He receives a call from a man from a small town in Scotland. His two daughters have been murdered, and it's believed that witches were involved. Ben once again meets an eclectic group of characters, including, for the first time, someone who is actively working against Ben because he doesn't believe in the paranormal.
As this game was created after the deluxe versions of the first two cases, and since this game doesn't have a deluxe version, there are some noticeable differences here. The biggest difference is the lack of speech. The game is presented entirely in the fashion of the first two games with the speech pack disabled. The text depicting the speech of the characters is presented next to close up portraits of the characters in question. The description text is presented in a black box in the middle of the screen. The second most noticeable difference is in the character's portraits. Instead of being designed somewhere in between cartoonish and realistic, the character portraits are heavily cartoonish. Somewhat surprisingly, they still do fit in with the realistic style of the background art, but they are a bit jarring if you're used to the deluxe versions of the first two cases. The other differences are more minor, from the different art of the icons, to the sound effect that is used when you gain points. The latter is specific to the monsters of the case Ben's working on, rather than the growl sound effect used in the deluxe version of the first two cases.
The presentation has improved upon even the deluxe versions of the first two games in other ways. The start of the game is presented with a cutscene, complete with credits, instead of just starting with Ben at the telephone receiving a case. The latter is still there, but it acts as an after-credits sequence rather than the intro. It's a more theatrical approach, and fits well, considering that the over-arching storyline of the series seems to be picking up steam here. The music is also given a similar uplifting treatment. It is also presented in a more theatrical style, with an almost orchestral feel. The theatrical feel also extends to the closing credits, and ends with a note on how Ben feels about the case. There are two different endings, depending on a condition near the middle of the game. They could be considered "bad" and "good" endings, as one ending leaves questions unanswered and doesn't give the optimum amount of points available. However, neither ending dramatically changes the final outcome of the game.
The game's puzzles have been improved upon as well. The puzzles are more challenging this time, and harken back to the Sierra games of the 1990's even more so than previous installments. Despite the challenge factor, they are still quite fun. There is one puzzle in particular that can be solved using the game's manual (found in the installation directory). This kind of puzzle solving has been fazed out over time, but it's still fun if done right. Thankfully, Sorceress of Smailholm does just that, as the use of the manual is completely optional.
Ben Jordan's cases keep getting better as they go on. That once again rings true with The Sorceress of Smailholm. As the game never received a deluxe version, there is no voice acting this time around, and there are noticeable differences in the art style. This is offset by the improvements in the presentation of the rest of the game's aspects. The storyline is bigger than before, and it is much more interesting as well. The characters are much less one dimensional now, and the villains are more cunning than before. The music and cutscenes are presented in a much more theatrical feel, adding to the bigger feeling of the scope of the game compared to earlier cases. Despite the lack of voice acting, Ben Jordan Case 3 is truly the best yet, which is impressive in a series where each game has a place among the best free adventure games I've played.
In The Lost Galleon of the Salton Sea, the paranormal investigator's second case, Grundislav Games takes every thing that worked well in the first case and expands on it, making a much bigger adventure for Ben Jordan to experience than before.
The case takes place less than a week after the last one. Ben Jordan receives a call from a woman in California. She informs Ben that her husband went missing when looking for the Lost Galleon, a Spanish treasure ship that was fabled to be at the bottom of the Salton Sea. The game takes place in and around a small desert town. There are shops for Ben to visit, items that he can purchase, and employees and customers to whom he can talk. There are also surrounding areas he can visit. Some are nearly ghost towns, and others have their own set of colorful characters.
As with the previous case, the people that Ben will meet are quite an interesting sort. They are once again voiced well for a free adventure game, with no real standouts as being overly irritating. The voice of the old prospector is close, but his voice grew on me with time. There is no voice for the narrator this time. Descriptions of objects are now presented in plain text in a black box in the center of the screen. The music is also well done, with a nice set of songs that fit each of the game's locations.
Once again, there is no way to get voices and subtitles on the screen at the same time. The only way to get subtitles on the screen is to turn off the voice pack in the setup program. There are no overly quiet characters this time, so it shouldn't be an issue for most, but for those who have a hard time hearing or those where English isn't their first language, it will likely be necessary. Like the last game, however, the story is interesting enough to hold your interest even without voice over work.
The game uses the same visual style as the last, with realistic backgrounds that look nice despite their early 1990's era resolution, and pixelated character sprites that are evened out by detailed character portraits that are a mix of cartoon style and realistic. The game uses the same Sierra style interface as the last, with the actions selected by the top menu bar or by cycling through icons with your right mouse button. The top menu inventory and helpful notebook icon where you can check Ben's current task return as well. The game does make an improvement on the map over the last. Instead of having to select the map from your inventory, you simply leave the area. This is more in line with most adventure games with map-based travel, and is a much easier way to navigate.
The puzzles inventory based puzzles are just as interesting as the last game. There are some new styles of puzzles here, and once again the puzzles that go outside the box were my favorite. There is one puzzle that goes beyond real world logic, but as this is a series featuring the paranormal, it works well when you put your mindset in the game's world. There is a puzzle that I quite enjoyed that is reminiscent of a puzzle in Telltale's second Bone game, which would be released a few years after this case.
The second case of Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator is an improvement over the already impressive first case. The deluxe version is definitely the version to get, as it adds several things to the overall experience. There is more area to explore, the voices are performed slightly better this time, the inventory-based map is replaced with a much easier to use system, and there is more music since there are more locations. The puzzles are fun once again, with the puzzles that think outside the box being the standouts. The game's only real flaw is the same as the first, in that there is no way to have subtitles and voices on screen at the same time. However, the game's intriguing story is enough to keep interest even without voice work. Like the first case, Ben Jordan: Lost Galleon of the Salton Sea is one of the best free adventure games that I have played.
Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator finally concludes after nine years of investigating the paranormal, as Ben Jordan: Case 8: Relics of The Past is out now. The game reconciles the events of the previous case, as Ben searches for the truth in the past and present in an effort to confront the mad man that threatens his future.
All eight cases are available for free. However, the author accepts Paypal donations if you enjoyed the game and wish to show your support.
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games series two was announced shortly after series one ended. It was advertised to be a "bigger and better gaming experience" than its predecessor. This turned out to be partly true. Series two wasn't bigger than the first, as it ended up consisting of only The Gunpowder Plot. However, it definitely was a better gaming experience.
The story is the most intriguing one out of all of the Doctor Who Adventure Games episodes released. It's nuanced enough with enough twists and turns that it could have easily been used as one of the scripts for the television show. Some of the best moments of Doctor Who come from when the Doctor and his companions meet historical figures, and that is certainly the case here. In grand Doctor Who tradition, of course, everything is not as it seems, and classic Whovian aliens are thrown into the mix as well. One of the aliens in the game have not been seen since Tom Baker's time, which should be a treat for longtime fans of the show. These aliens are given the new millenium makeovers that most of the classic Doctor Who creatures have received, but the way they are written is very true to their roots.
There is a lot of area to explore here, and a lot of people to communicate with. Never before has a Doctor Who Adventure Game episode felt so lively. The puzzles here are still of the casual adventure variety, but, like the last few episodes of the last series, they are varied and are not repeated as was the case in the earliest episodes. There are also more inventory based puzzles here. There is nothing that will stump any veterans of the genre, but it's nice to see this episode add more staples of the adventure genre into the gameplay.
The Gunpowder Plot is definitely the best episode to come out of Doctor Who: The Adventure Games. There is more adventure-style puzzles, the casual adventure puzzles are varied and not monotonous, the storyline is interesting, and the Doctor Who aliens are written to be true to their roots. With the understandable exception of Rory, all the characters are voiced excellently. The music and sound effects, taken from the television series, are once again put to excellent use in the game. Although Series two wasn't as big as was advertised, The Gunpowder Plot definitely ended the adventure games on a high note.


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Aquatic Life Benchmarks for Registered Pesticides
This original announcement was published by the EPA on September 29, 2020. Click here for more!
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and the U.S. Geological Survey, released an updated aquatic life benchmarks table, which includes both new and updated aquatic life benchmark values.
Aquatic life benchmarks are estimates of the concentrations below which pesticides are not expected to present a risk of concern for freshwater organisms. State, tribal and local governments use these benchmarks in their interpretation of water monitoring data.
Comparing a measured concentration of a pesticide in water to an aquatic life benchmark can be helpful in interpreting monitoring data and in identifying and prioritizing monitoring sites that may require further investigation.
The updated aquatic life benchmarks represent newly registered pesticides or new values for previously registered pesticides and selected degradates, or new registrations. EPA's goal is to add to these benchmarks on an annual basis; the last update was published September 30, 2019.
EPA based these benchmarks on toxicity values from scientific studies that the Agency reviewed and used in publicly accessible ecological risk assessments in support of regulatory decisions for pesticides. The table directly links the source documents for each of the benchmarks.
View the updated table on our webpage.
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EPA Provides Information About Reducing Pesticide Impacts on Endangered Species
EPA is providing materials to help the public and pesticide applicators protect endangered species and their critical habitats.
Information on possible risk reduction measures, such as best management practices to reduce exposures and impacts to federally threatened and endangered species, can now be found on our website.
These materials came out of EPA's consultation with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on registrations of pesticide products containing the insecticides chlorpyrifos, diazinon and malathion.
In December 2017, NMFS issued a final biological opinion on these three chemicals as part of a consultation process. Read the biological opinion here. A biological opinion provides a view of whether the pesticide's registered use is likely to jeopardize a species, and if so, describes alternatives to avoid jeopardy.
EPA re-initiated consultation with NMFS to allow for consideration of additional information. The Agency remains in consultation with NMFS as they revise their biological opinion.
Additional information on the re-initiated consultation is available on www.regulations.gov with the docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0141.
Review the new materials on our website.
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EPA Takes Next Step in Review Process for Insecticide Chlorpyrifos, Making Draft Risk Assessments Available
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking an important step in the Agency's review of chlorpyrifos. Meeting an important commitment made in the Agency's July 2019 response to the related petition denial, EPA has released its draft risk assessments for chlorpyrifos for public review. These draft risk assessments are the next stage in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) registration review process and are not a denial or approval of the insecticide.
The draft risk assessments are the product of an extensive evaluation of available data on chlorpyrifos's health and environmental impacts. Specific findings include:
The revised human health risk assessment identifies dietary (including children) and occupational handler risks of concern and incorporates the updated drinking water assessment.
With the limited remaining residential uses of chlorpyrifos EPA found no risks of concern, including to children's health, when products are used according to the label instructions.
The Agency's draft ecological risk assessment identifies potential adverse effects to mammals, birds, fish, and terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates.
Full details on these potential risks and EPA's methods for estimating them can be found within the revised human health and draft ecological risk assessments located on the Agency's website.
EPA will take public comment on the draft risk assessments (DRAs) during the same 60-day public comment period that the Agency plans to open when it issues its Proposed Interim Decision (PID) in October 2020. The PID, which is the next step in the FIFRA process, will outline potential risk management options for this insecticide to address any potential risks of concern identified in the DRAs.
By holding the comment period at the same time as the Proposed Interim Decision, the public will have access to more information on chlorpyrifos and can provide the Agency with more informed, robust comments. EPA will review and respond to comments for both documents prior to issuing an Interim Decision.
EPA will also consider the input and recommendations from the September 2020 FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) meeting once the SAP report is released in December 2020. Depending on the SAP's conclusions, EPA may further revise the human health risk assessment. After a thorough review of the best available science and carefully considering scientific peer review and public comments, EPA will then determine the next steps in the registration review process for chlorpyrifos.
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EPA Finalizes Methodologies to Improve Drinking Water Assessments for Conventional Pesticides
This original announcement was published by the EPA on September 19, 2020. Click here for more.
After a thorough review of the best available science and carefully considering scientific peer review and public comments, EPA has released the final version of three new methodologies to improve drinking water assessments for conventional pesticides. Collectively, these new methods use advanced modeling approaches to incorporate the best available surface water modeling, spatial and historical data on pesticide use. These methods are designed to improve the accuracy, consistency and transparency of pesticide drinking water modeling.
Specifically, the new methods:
Build new scenarios (a combination of crop, soil type, and weather data) for use in EPA's Pesticide in Water Calculator, the standard water exposure model for both drinking water and aquatic wildlife;
Better account for variability in the agricultural area within a watershed that may contribute to a drinking water intake (Percent Cropped Area (PCA)) and incorporate data on the amount of a pesticide applied within a watershed for each use (Percent Crop Treated (PCT));
Outline methods to confidently use surface water monitoring data;
Derive and integrate pesticide-specific sampling bias factors to address temporal challenges with available monitoring data; and,
Use a weight-of-evidence approach to evaluate the relevance of monitoring sites to drinking water watersheds to address spatial limitations with available monitoring data.
Approaches for the Quantitative Use of Surface Water Monitoring Data in Drinking Water Assessments were presented to the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel in Fall 2019 and the other two methods underwent contract peer review and public comment this past winter. EPA plans to incorporate these new methods into future drinking water assessments when appropriate.
In addition to finalizing these methods to improve drinking water assessments, EPA is also releasing a Framework for Conducting Pesticide Drinking Water Assessments for Surface Water, which describes EPA's robust, tiered process designed to efficiently screen out pesticides that do not pose a potential risk to human health from those requiring more highly refined analyses to better understand potential risks.
Read about the new methodologies on our webpage.
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EPA Releases Draft Risk Assessments for Mosquito Control Tool
This original announcement was published by the EPA on September 8, 2020. Click here for more!
Today, as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) efforts to protect public health and the environment, the agency is releasing draft human health and ecological risk assessments for naled – a critical tool for mosquito-borne disease control – for a 60-day public comment period.
Naled is registered for public health wide-area mosquito control, as well as insect control, at a variety of agricultural sites and food-processing facilities. It has been used safely and successfully to control mosquitos in the United States since 1959. More information about naled's use to control mosquitos, including guidance for aerial spraying by mosquito control professionals in local governments and mosquito control districts can be found on EPA's website.
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires EPA to periodically review pesticides to ensure that risk assessments reflect the best available science. The draft risk assessment is the first step in a multi-step process that is designed to both identify risk and then identify actions that can mitigate those risks.
EPA has identified both health and environmental risks associated with naled in the draft risk assessment. The draft assessment—which is intentionally conservative to ensure that it is protective of health and completed at the highest exposures—does show that estimated exposure from aerial application exceed EPA's level of concern for children ages 1-2 years for up to four hours following spraying. EPA is actively working with mosquito control districts to encourage that they notify residents at least 24 hours prior to spraying so that residents can take protective actions. In addition, EPA has provided mosquito control professionals in local governments and mosquito control districts with advice on naled aerial spraying to reduce risks.
Both naled and the insecticide trichlorfon both degrade to form the insecticide DDVP. Draft human health risk assessments for trichlorfon and DDVP are also now available for public comment. After reviewing and considering public comments received and other information, EPA will issue proposed interim decisions (PIDs) proposing any potential risk management options for naled, DDVP and trichlorfon. The PIDs will also be available for public comment.
The draft risk assessments are available in each chemical's registration review docket – EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0209 (DDVP), EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0053 (naled) and EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0097 (trichlorfon) at www.regulations.gov. The comment period expires in 60 days on November 9, 2020.
In September 2020, EPA plans to convene a FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) meeting to discuss new approach methodologies (NAM) that could have implications for organophosphate pesticides, including naled, DDVP and trichlorfon. These NAMs could reduce reliance on default uncertainty factors for human health risk assessment and reduce animal testing. Following the SAP meeting, if EPA determines that adjustments to the uncertainty factors for naled, DDVP, and/or trichlorfon are appropriate, the Agency will update the draft risk assessments.
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EPA Seeks Public Comment – Pest Resistance for Plant-Incorporated Protectants
EPA is accepting comments on a draft proposal to improve current insect resistance management (IRM) strategies for pests affecting Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn and cotton plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs).
Bt PIPs are pesticidal substances that have been genetically engineered into corn and cotton plants. These modified plants then produce Bt proteins that are harmful to certain insect pests. This has been accomplished by transferring specific genetic material from a bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), to the plant's genome. The genetic material encodes these proteins that have specific toxicity to certain insect pests, but do not affect mammals or non-target organisms. Beginning in 1995, EPA has registered numerous cotton and corn PIPs that have since been widely adopted by growers in the United States and other countries.
This draft proposal provides an improved IRM framework that will help farmers prolong the durability of Bt PIPs from pests. The Agency is proposing to implement many of the recommendations from a Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel — as well as stakeholder groups — to create the draft proposal.
EPA is specifically interested in feedback from grower organizations, crop consultants, state and local extension agencies, state departments of agriculture and USDA.
After the comment period closes, EPA will modify the proposal as appropriate and work with registrants to finalize a new IRM framework for Bt corn and cotton PIP registrations.
The public comment period will be open for 60 days in docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0682 at www.regulations.gov and will close on Nov. 7, 2020. Read the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel report for more information on this action, and visit EPA's website to learn more about Bt PIPs and IRM strategies in general.
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EPA Supports Technology to Benefit America's Farmers, Improve Sustainability
This original message was published by the EPA on September 2, 2020. Click here for more!
WASHINGTON (September 1, 2020) — In another effort to remove barriers to innovation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule that will streamline the regulation of certain plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) that pose no risks of concern to humans or the environment. This action – which will be available for public comment for 60 days – delivers on a key directive under President Trump's Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products.
"This new rule will provide critical new tools for America's farmers as they work to increase agricultural productivity, improve the nutritional value and quality of crops, fight pests and diseases, and boost food safety," said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. "Embracing this technology through a transparent, consistent and science-based process is long overdue, and will secure benefits to American agriculture well into the future."
Specifically, EPA is proposing exemptions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) for certain PIPs created through biotechnology. The Agency has preliminarily determined that these substances meeting the exemption criteria have no risks of concern to humans or the environment.
EPA's proposed exemptions for PIPs created through biotechnology seek to facilitate the development of new tools for American farmers to protect their crops and control agricultural pests. By reducing antiquated regulations that restrict access to the market for biotechnology products, these types of agricultural innovations will become far more accessible to American farmers. These improvements will have the potential to increase America's food supply.
PIPs are pesticidal substances produced by plants and the genetic material necessary for the plant to produce the pesticidal substance. The existing regulatory exemption for PIPs is limited to those created through conventional breeding. The proposed exemption would allow for PIPs created through biotechnology to also be exempt from existing regulations if they 1) pose no greater risk than PIPs that meet EPA safety requirements, and 2) could have been created through conventional breeding.
Under the proposed exemption, EPA would require developers of PIPs to submit either a self-determination letter or a request for EPA confirmation that their PIP meets the criteria for exemption. For increased flexibility in bringing PIPs to market, a developer could also submit both.
To learn more about the proposed exemption and to submit comments visit: https://www.epa.gov/regulation-biotechnology-under-tsca-and-fifra/pesticides-exemptions-certain-plant-incorporated
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