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Ticks are the backyard threat southwestern Pennsylvania homeowners keep ignoring

Ticks are the backyard threat southwestern Pennsylvania homeowners keep ignoring

(PITTSBURGH) As spring unfolds, new research highlights an issue for southwestern Pennsylvania residents: Most people know ticks are in their backyard, but few believe they’re actually at risk of contracting tick-borne illnesses. Every year in the United States, an estimated 500,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease.

'We're in trouble': Legislative panels sound alarm over southwest Montana rivers

The chairman asked for succinct and Jim Keane of Butte delivered. “We’re in trouble,” he said. Keane, a former legislator, is a citizen member of the Environmental Quality Council. It met Wednesday morning in Helena to discuss Montana’s rivers and hear from the members of three panels — one

Conservation groups to sue feds over Flathead National Forest timber project

Two Western Montana conservation organizations announced this week they intend to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service alleging that a recently approved timber project in the Flathead violates the Endangered Species Act. Swan View Coalition and Friends of the Wild Swan filed their notice of intent to

'The bill is coming due': Reconciling the future of Southwest Montana's iconic trout fisheries

Conservationists and fishing guides continue to express concern about the condition of Southwest Montana’s fisheries after a mild winter, unseasonably warm spring temperatures, and the prospect of a hot and dry summer. “Water-quality parameters related to trout fisheries are in the pits; they’re circling the drain,” Guy

Lagos secures flood insurance for 4 million at-risk Nigerians

Lagos secures flood insurance for 4 million at-risk Nigerians

Nigeria's Lagos state has taken out a $7.5 million flood insurance policy to cover millions of people, the Insurance Development Forum said Thursday, as the country's economic capital faces rising sea levels and floods linked to climate change. The coastal mega-city of Lagos and

Slushy slopes end Bridger Bowl’s season three weeks early

Slushy slopes end Bridger Bowl’s season three weeks early

Last Friday — standing in a puddle and donning a brightly colored Hawaiian lei — Bridger Bowl General Manager Hiram Towle announced that the mountain would be closing for the season on March 22 — nearly three weeks earlier than anticipated. According to the Bridger Bowl website, the mountain closed due to unseasonably

A connection to nature fuels well-being worldwide, according to a study of 38,000 people

A connection to nature fuels well-being worldwide, according to a study of 38,000 people

When life feels overwhelming, many people instinctively turn to nature. A walk in a park. Sitting by the ocean. Watching a sunset. Is this just a pleasant feeling, or is there something deeper at work? A multitude of studies have linked spending time in nature with different aspects of mental