Appalachian Trail an environmental lab
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The Appalachian Trail gives hikers a nearly 2,200-mile trek through mountains, meadows and forests stretching from Georgia to Maine. But to scientists and land managers it's also a living laboratory that could provide warnings of looming environmental problems while there's still time to fix them.
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Lycoming County officials and scientists are testing technology they hope will turn organic waste into profitable byproducts.
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The Department of the Interior is about to approve a regulation that would allow and even encourage mountain top mining, which involves blasting off the top of a mountain and dumping the remains in nearby valleys and streams. Yes, that's as bad for the environment as it sounds.
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By Allyson Bond, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Mar. 2--GLENOLA -- Test results for possible water contamination in Glenola near the Confluence Watersports facility were returned earlier this week stating none of the chemicals tested were detectable in the water.
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Erica Barton, +1-212-979-3197, ebarton@audubon.org, or Tony Iallonardo, +1-202-861-2242 ext.
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Gerhard Ertlâs work in surface chemistry has applications across an array of fields, including the environment.
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By Brian Peach, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Feb. 8-- -- Construction of all planned portions of Paducah's Greenway Trail should be finished this fall, giving pedestrians more than five miles of uninterrupted paths to enjoy after years of planning and construction.
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Students and professors from different disciplines are collaborating in the study of the environmental ramifications of production and consumption.
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As hikers hit the trails, the company reports record results.
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Jeff Miller of the Center for Biological Diversity, +1- 510-499-9185  TUCSON, Ariz., Dec.
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By Gayle Perez, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 2--Researchers from Colorado State University-Fort Collins' Colorado Natural Heritage Program will be conducting a biological survey of ranch land in three Lower Arkansas Valley counties beginning this month.
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Scientists are researching the long-term environmental effects of winter road maintenance, using the Cascade Lakes near Lake Placid as a laboratory.
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By Freeman, Mary C; Pringle, Catherine M; Jackson, C Rhett  ABSTRACT:  Cumulatively, headwater streams contribute to maintaining hydrologic connectivity and ecosystem integrity at regional scales.
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By Debbie Gebolys, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 17--In the rolling landscape north of Scioto Downs, a colony of agricultural researchers and greenhouse entrepreneurs toils a short walk from their ecologically sensitive homes.
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More than 30 years ago, an abandoned mine in Pennsylvania coal country was turned into a dump for toxic waste. Lots of it.
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A cutting-edge laboratory has opened in Alabama.  Its mission: to combat diseases ranging from asthma to malaria to stroke using data from NASA satellites.  Space scientists and public health officials are working together to train the doctors of tomorrow in this far-out approach to medicine.
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Science & environment: Ban and taxes to curb blot on landscape that threatens health and causes floods