Recycling, Reducing And Reusing During The Holidays
By Susan Wineland Orange Recycling Committee As the holidays approach, let’s take a look at ways of reducing waste...
Category: Science, Health & Environment
Comment Period Open For Long Island Conservation Plan
The Long Island Sound Study estuary program has opened a 60-day public comment period for formal review of the...
Natural Hazards And Unnatural Disasters
By Dan May On Our Land News coverage of recent extreme weather events in southwest Connecticut, western North Carolina...
Impact Of Social Media Use On Youth Mental Health
By Amir Mohammad Public Health As a parent of a highschooler, I’m frequently engaged in conversation related to device...
Open Enrollment For Health Insurance Plans Coming
By Trish Pearson Insure Your Future Open enrollment for Medicare, individual and many group insurance plans falls between October...
Shredding Day Returns To Orange
The Orange Recycling Committee will hold another “Shredding Day” on Saturday, Oct. 26, which will include document shredding, electronics...
Connecticut’s Salt Marshes: Treasures In Our Midst
By Patricia Houser For Nature’s Sake Salt marshes are defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as “coastal...
Gold And Silver And Sand
By Dan May On Our Land Mining is a minor industry in Connecticut today. There are about 75 active...
How To Avoid Consuming Microplastics
By Susan Wineland Orange Recycling Committee Let’s face it: those tiny pieces of plastic called microplastics and nanoplastics have...
Alzheimer’s In The Workplace
By Susan Oderwald Senior Life Alzheimer’s is a fatal, degenerative disease that we generally think of afflicting older adults....