Radio NL | NL Newsday with Dr. Michael Mehta July 14, 2021
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…
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CFAX 1070 Adam Stirling show | Environment Canada has issued special air quality statements for 20 parts of the province, all due to wildfire smoke July 6, 2021
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…
MyCaribooNow | New TRU faculty member studying forest fire ecology and post fire growth June 17, 2021
TRU welcomes a new faculty member this month who has been granted a Canadian Research Chair in Fire Ecology. Dr. Jill Harvey will be investigating…
Outside Garden News | Pleasant Composting may earn high prize, as assist grows May 5, 2021
One person's trash is another's compost. A student entrepreneur running a growing Kamloops business is named Student Entrepreneur National Champion in a competition organized by…
Students evaluate what nature gives us for free April 22, 2021
After hours of Zoom calls and piles of emails, many locals find respite in going for a hike in one of Kamloops’ parks. It’s easy…
Radio NL | TRU professor thinks toxic goods could be better dealt with after Mission Flats landfill fire March 2, 2021
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…
The Conversation Canada | Texas electricity grid failure shows how microgrids offer hope for a better future February 23, 2021
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…
National Observer | The burning question: How to tackle air pollution and health threats from wood stoves? January 7, 2021
TRU's Michael Mehta discusses why many rural residents’ health is at significant risk due to high levels of airborne pollutants from wood-burning stoves, both indoors…
Environment and COVID-19: The good, bad and correctable December 14, 2020
Wear a mask, wash your hands, physical distance, maintain a tight social bubble… we all know what we can do to protect ourselves from COVID-19.…
