What value can you place on local parks? This is a question TRU economics Professor Peter Tsigaris, along with his class of graduate students, ventured…
Trust your instincts and you may discover trails to unexpected places — at least that’s what happened to TRU’s Jada Glen, fourth year Bachelor of…
Thompson Rivers University professor Dr. Michael Mehta is taking online learning to the next level. He's using virtual reality headsets to immerse students in course…
The City of Vernon installed six new air quality monitoring sensors in neighbourhoods around the city. The new civic-installed sensors are believed to be the…
A report looking into B.C.'s response during the 2017/2018 wildfire season finds the province needs to make major improvements to its crisis communication. Thompson Rivers…
Geographer and environmental studies faculty member Michael Mehta talks with radio host Jeff Andreas about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's comments regarding carbon tax at the…
Vancouver City Council has voted to overturn a parking permit program that aimed to tackle climate change by getting cars off the road. TRU's Michael…
A Thompson Rivers University report, which examined B.C.’s communication practices during the devastating wildfire seasons of 2017 and ’18, calls for improvements to better inform…
A report examining British Columbia’s response to the record-setting wildfire seasons of 2017 and 2018 says improving communication with communities at risk of fire will…
KAMLOOPS– A study of BC’s wildfire communications practices during the 2017-18 seasons by Thompson Rivers University (TRU) experts suggests revisiting existing approaches, due to climate…
The B.C. Health Ministry said the recent sharp increases in COVID-19 cases in the region have more to do with the spread of the highly…
Michael Mehta discusses whether voters are ready to support a climate champion in the upcoming federal election. Hear the interview
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report is creating serious concern. The Star talked with experts in the fields of environmental science and sociology to…
Guest host Robyn Bresnahan discusses the impact of wildfire smoke on air quality with Michael Mehta, professor of geography and environmental studies. His interview begins…
CBC Vancouver talked with experts about smoke from the BC Interior wildfires drifting to the Lower Mainland. Among those experts was Michael Mehta from TRU.…
Environmental Studies Professor at TRU Dr. Michael Metta discusses the concerns that come with poor air quality as a result of forest fires and provides…
Adam Stirling speaks with Michael Mehta, professor of geography and environmental studies at Thompson Rivers University, who is an expert on how wood/wildfire smoke affects…
Six Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researchers received $675,000 through the federal Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants program, announced today by the…
Saturday's fire in a scrap metal pile at the Mission Flats landfill has TRU Professor of Environmental Studies Michael Mehta wondering if potentially toxic goods…
After seeing how Texas was left frozen and powerless by extreme cold weather, TRU's Michael Mehta writes in The Conversation Canada about the state's grid…
