Standiford assumes position as environmental health specialist. Michael Standiford is the new environmental health specialist at the Lincoln County Health Department. With the arrival of Standiford and additional funding from the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners, the county will have an environmental health specialist on duty three days a week instead of two. He will be in Lincolnton from 8 a. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and in Warren County the remainder of the week. Prior to...

To answer some of the most common questions QU and KDWP staff receive regarding quail habitat management, the event will feature a "before" habitat management scenario. Equipment and tools will be on site for participants to see first-hand how they work and how to use them, as well as recommended techniques and desired outcomes. This scenario more closely resembles that which many landowners are typically facing -- natural plant succession resulting in loss of habitat. Participants will be...

Portland Community College has become the seventh college in the state to formally commit to taking steps to curb global warming. For its part, PCC is expected to develop an in-depth plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions through specific choices including adhering to LEED building standards, purchasing Energy Star-certified products, getting at least 15 percent of its power from renewable resources and purchasing carbon offsets. The changes are coming from the top as higher education...

Health teams alerted after wedding guests are laid low Published: 26 June, 2007 AN infection control team from NHS Highland and Highland Councils environmental health service were called in after guests at a wedding in Inverness were struck down with a highly-contageous virus which caused vomiting and diarrhoea. The Inverness Courier: Health teams alerted after wedding guests are laid low 26 June, 2007 Archives Search. Health teams alerted after wedding guests are laid low Published: 26...

It estimated more than 65 per cent of the wildlife species unique to these ancient rainforests could be lost within 50 to 100 years "depending on the rate and timing of climate variations" TWO years ago, a Federal Government report warned Australia's northern rainforests were "not expected to keep pace with rapid changes in temperature and rainfall" caused by climate change. Climate modelling quoted in the report also suggested within 40 years, water temperatures could be above the...

Wildlife habitat management practices being conducted on this SGL will be the focus of the tour, including a discussion on completed and current forest management practices and their benefit to wildlife. Participants will meet at the PGC Land Management Headquarters building at Ricketts Station, which can be reached by driving north on Route 487 to the intersection of Route 118 and proceeding approximately 7.5 miles to the dirt road near the SGL sign on the right. Among the topics will be...

The widespread demolition and renovation activities still under way in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005 may release asbestos fibers into the air, posing a potential additional health risk, the U. The report notes that under challenging circumstances, EPA has worked with federal and state partners to respond to chemical and oil spills, collect abandoned chemical containers, coordinate recycling of damaged appliances, and collect and recycle electronic waste. The report talks...

The member of Jupiter High's environmental research and field studies academy returned to her former school to teach kids about environmental issues as part of a Pine Jog Environmental Center student fellowship program. As part of the outreach program, Mitchell also applied for the NWF certification, submitting forms and pictures proving the school site offers food, water and shelter to wildlife, and is maintained using sustainable practices. The "unique" campus itself offered a variety of...

New Jersey's lawmakers launched one of the nation's most aggressive attacks on global warming Thursday, approving a crackdown on greenhouse gases that could force changes in everything from how we get power to the cars we drive. will make New Jersey a national leader in combating global warming. Those are the cuts needed, on a global scale, to prevent dangerous shifts in the climate, many scientists and environmental activists have predicted. The Assembly and state Senate overwhelmingly...