Nextgov Jennifer Jones, a Forest Service spokeswoman at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, said it could take companies awarded the airtanker contracts between 60 to 90 days to get ready to fly wildfire suppression missions. This includes ...
OregonLive.com Councilor Elena Uhing worried that the water in the ponds has not been studied for chemicals or diseases, and she is uncomfortable with children spending time there without researching the water quality. Mayor Peter Truax added that the city will need ...
CSRwire.com (press release) Examples of green infrastructure include creating oyster reefs for coastal protection, and reed beds that treat industrial waste water . The research team evaluated the assumption that green infrastructure can provide more opportunities than gray ... and more »
Environment & Energy Publishing Boosters of organic food often say the practice, which rejects synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, is a good method for curbing climate change because it stores more carbon in the soil. But aside from anecdotal observations, no one could really ...
Lynchburg News and Advance The following students received Special Awards: Esther Kim of CVGS/Jefferson Forest , Society for In Vitro Biology; Jill Ferguson and Eryn Campbell of RVGS/Staunton River High School, Margaret Duncan Excellence in Science Research Award, ... High School ...
Hays Daily News I happened to possess a certain chemical and some waterproof fuse. To avoid parental scrutiny during assembly, we took ... Only then did I realize I'd dropped and lost my jack knife in the forest floor clutter. We couldn't twist off the thick fuse, nor ...
Republica Moreover, the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers have degraded fresh water life and reduced the quantity of insects and other food for birds. The reason behind the decrease of birds in city areas is increasing pollution and filthy water ... and more »
AllAfrica.com A Senior Researcher at the Forest Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG), under the CSIR, Mrs. Theresa Peprah, said that the intervention was to prevent the Lake from further drying. She stated that community leaders and members had ... The Lake ...
EurekAlert (press release) Calcium can make its way into the atmosphere — before falling back to earth along with precipitation — through a number of avenues, including coal-fired power plants, forest fires, ocean spray and, key to this study, wind erosion of soils. The amount ... and more »
Gulf Times ... becoming a global leader in sustainability and environmental protection. The company backs projects that encourage responsible development of energy and sustainable resources such as The Sahara Forest Project that demonstrates and optimises ... and more »
