Not exact matches
There is a grave environmental crisis in air
quality (life expectancy in polluted northern cities is five and a half years lower than in the cleaner south), water and soil (one
survey showed that 10 per cent of arable
land was unsafe to grow crops on).
Through the 12 - question
survey, the new group hopes to bring local environmental concerns into the forefront this election year and to force candidates to take a public stance on everything from noise pollution and water
quality to
land preservation and waste management.
Fulbright scholar Muthiah Muruganandam, left, a senior scientist at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, and fisheries biologist Steven Chipps, leader of the U.S. Geological
Survey, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, will examine how
land - use changes affect water
quality and fisheries resources in northeastern South Dakota lakes.
Examining how
land - use changes may affect water
quality and fisheries resources in lakes and rivers will help natural resource agencies manage wildlife populations, according to Steven Chipps, leader of the U.S. Geological
Survey, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at South Dakota State University.
Survey questions addressed environmental
quality, loss of biodiversity, climate change, limited natural resources, consumption,
land use, waste and pollution.
Maintain contact with
land department, district managers and field
survey crews in 14 States to ensure
quality control and regulatory compliance.
«I wasn't surprised to see the results of the most recent
land survey as
land prices have stabilized and even trended upward this past year especially for the higher and upper medium
quality cropland,» said Dennis Stolk, ALC, Realtor.