Drought increases need to protect wildlife habitat By JIMMY SETTLE The Leaf-Chronicle State and local biologists are reminding landowners that protecting and maintaining quality habitat will be essential to having wildlife on their property, especially after this summer s intense drought. Drought increases need to protect wildlife habitat By JIMMY SETTLE The Leaf-Chronicle State and local biologists are reminding landowners that protecting and maintaining quality habitat will be essential...

By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: A 10-member bench of the Supreme Court resumes hearing on Monday a public petition against the pollution caused by the industrial units in Sectors I-9 and I-10 which has become a serious health hazard to their inhabitants. By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: A 10-member bench of the Supreme Court resumes hearing on Monday a public petition against the pollution caused by the industrial units in Sectors I-9 and I-10 which has become a serious health hazard to...

PORT BLAIR Environment groups in this Indian Ocean archipelago yesterday strongly condemned massive wargames in the region, saying the exercise would shatter its fragile ecology. The protests came as manoeuvres involving more than 30 warships from the US, Australia, Japan, Singapore and India shifted into high gear, moving from the Bay of Bengal towards the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago.

Students take five classes that last one to three weeks each and range in topics from Sierra Nevada ecology to field measurements and forest inventory. Every year, between 30 and 50 UC Berkeley students, mostly sophomores and juniors, spend eight weeks living in Plumas National Forest, combining lecture time with outdoor field study that includes measuring trees and identifying plants. Senior Angie Lee, who participated in the camp in 2006, said the combination of theory and hands-on...

Her own backyard is a wildlife habitat. Benefits of restoring habitat According to the National Wildlife Federation, habitat restoration is critical in urban and suburban settings where commercial and residential development encroaches on national wildlife areas. The criteria? A property must simply provide the four basic elements all wildlife need to survive: food, water, cover and places to raise young. Here are some ways habitats make a difference: Certified habitats conserve natural...

There were more than 200 entries in 10 categories in the environmental journalists competition. She scans the skies for air pollution. She studies salmon and human habitat. Then she writes about it, often translating scientific detail into lay language. She competed against reporters across the nation working for newspapers with a circulation of greater than 75,000. She watches the waterways for contamination. Two News Tribune reporters capture awards. Gordon s work has received note...

Environmental advocates ask for more air-pollution monitors Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Higher-than-expected levels of airborne toxins and other hazardous pollutants are often found by state environmental officials in residential areas near factories, which advocates said points to the need for more state-run monitoring machines. Environmental advocates ask for more air-pollution monitors Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Higher-than-expected levels of airborne toxins and other...

As farmers lament the lackluster growth of their crops and pastures, many users of area lakes are equally concerned about the rapid growth of aquatic weeds this summer. David Webb, a TVA biologist based in Muscle Shoals, said aquatic vegetation in the Tennessee River has historically proliferated when water flows were slow and ebbed when the flow returned to normal, "We had some drought years in the 1980s when there were lots of aquatic plants in Pickwick (Lake) David Webb, a TVA biologist...

The media in the West have long been skeptical about Beijing's ability to deal with the city's serious air pollution problem. And there were reasons for the skepticism: smoke and smog have seriously reduced visibility and made the air unsafe to breathe. Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympics Committee, told CNN last month that because health of the athletes is of top importance to the IOC, endurance events such as cycling and road race could be "rescheduled" if the air...