State Senate candidates square off | Archives

State Senate candidates square off | Archives

ELLICOTTVILLE ã Chautauqua County Legislator Nancy Bargar (D) and Assemblywoman Catharine Young (R) squared off Wednesday in their only scheduled debate before the May 10 special election to fill the vacancy in the 57th State Senate District. The seat was made vacant by the death of Sen. Patricia McGee earlier this month. The two candidates […]

OPINION: Prescribed Burning a Second-Class Option

OPINION: Prescribed Burning a Second-Class Option

Peak wildfire season is now just a few months away. And if the truth was being told, our government agencies and public land managers have no better plan for preventing wildfires than before… Their solution? Prescribed burning is a polluting, dangerous and cost-ineffective workaround for addressing the annually renewed key grass and brush fuels… 1) […]

Flushing Heavy Metals from Water with Novel Adsorbent

Flushing Heavy Metals from Water with Novel Adsorbent

In an article published in the journal Chemosphere, a detailed method to develop adsorbents to remove heavy trace metal pollutants from contaminated water was presented.   Study: Synthesis of green nano sorbents for simultaneous preconcentration and recovery of heavy metals from water. Image Credit: Peter Bocklandt/Shutterstock.com Water and Metals – A Toxic Love Story The presence of trace […]

The Importance of Constructive Details in Architecture: Interview With Building Science Fight Club

The Importance of Constructive Details in Architecture: Interview With Building Science Fight Club

The Importance of Constructive Details in Architecture: Interview With Building Science Fight Club Courtesy of Buildind Science Fight Club Share Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Mail Or https://www.archdaily.com/977100/the-importance-of-constructive-details-in-architecture-interview-with-building-science-fight-club It is difficult to measure, observing a completed building, the amount of work, resources and knowledge that were deposited there. All decisions made influence in some way […]

2 Minutes With … Courtney Richardson, Creative Director at Droga5

2 Minutes With … Courtney Richardson, Creative Director at Droga5

Where you grew up, and where you live now. I mainly grew up on the West Coast—the Bay Area, to be exact! I went to high school with some creative folks, such as rapper G-Eazy and filmmaker Colin Tilley. Plus, it’s the home of greats like E-40, Mac Dre and the The Black Panther Party. Oakland and Berkeley, […]

King County To End Vaccination Verification Policy On March 1

King County To End Vaccination Verification Policy On March 1

King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Wednesday that the County’s health order requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for entry into indoor recreational settings or outdoor events will end on March 1. Today, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced that Public Health – Seattle & King County is lifting the local health order requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination […]

XOi and Aire Serv®, a Neighborly company, collaborate to enable proactive data-driven decision making for franchises

XOi and Aire Serv®, a Neighborly company, collaborate to enable proactive data-driven decision making for franchises

Tech enablement and visual documentation solutions provider supports leading global HVAC franchise in its mission to deliver industry-leading service and help bridge the skilled labor gap NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — XOi Technologies, the system of record for field service data collection and indexing, announces a collaboration with Aire Serv® Heating & Air […]

Town officials discuss water infrastructure, need for developers to shoulder costs

Town officials discuss water infrastructure, need for developers to shoulder costs

Riverhead Town needs to more consistently require developers to shoulder the burden of long-term water district infrastructure improvement costs, officials said at the town’s second water forum meeting last week. Increased demands on the district from new development and irrigation systems have pushed district capacity to the brink at peak usage periods in hot weather. […]

Does air pollution impact the spread of COVID-19?

Does air pollution impact the spread of COVID-19?

The World Health Organization has declared air pollution a major public health emergency, saying it causes millions of premature deaths each year. Breathing toxic air can lead to a compromised immune system and increased risk of chronic health conditions. People exposed to poor air quality are more susceptible to the threat of COVID-19. Breathing polluted […]