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Gwynns Falls in Baltimore has a drug problem. Researchers found amphetamines, opioids and morphine in the water, and that kind of pollution is having an impact on the aquatic food chain. WBAL-TV reports.

Testimony of David Strayer before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources on proposed legislation seeking exemptions from the Lacey Act.

In this edition of the CellPress Podcast, learn how disease reservoirs lurk in the animals around us from Cary's Barbara Han.

Efforts to prevent new pests are not keeping pace with escalating trade and must be strengthened if we are to slow the loss of our nation's trees. Dr. Gary Lovett describes the threat and the steps that can be taken to save our forests.

Twenty-two years: that's how long we have before the current pace of climate change will cause irreversible destruction to the environment we depend on for food, water and breathable air, according to a recently published landmark United Nations scientific panel report.

To find out how to steer clear of Lyme disease and learn when tick season is at its peak this year, the National Science Foundation spoke with NSF-funded disease ecologist Rick Ostfeld.

As part of the PBS series, Global Health Frontiers, Cary's Rick Ostfeld and other wildlife sleuths work to unravel complex factors driving the explosive spread of Lyme disease in a yard-to-yard battle to try and turn the tide.

There is very cool science going on at Hubbard Brook. Scientists from Cary and other research institutions created an experimental ice storm that will improve understanding of short- and long-term effects of ice on northern forests.

Interview with Cary's Gene Likens and his recollections of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study.

Imported forest pests are one of the most destructive threats facing US trees. Dying trees result in loss of wildlife habitat, diminished ecological services – such as cooling and carbon storage – and costly removal fees.

Cary's Steward Pickett and other ecological scientists comment on the state of the discipline of ecology as the Ecological Society of America turns 100.

Panelists for a NYS Senate Taskforce on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases forum included Cary's Rick Ostfeld who has been researching the ecology of tick-borne disease for more than 20 years. 

Cary freshwater ecologist Stuart Findlay shares his research on the effects of road salt on water quality and discusses thresholds of concern for chloride concentrations in surface waters.

Cary disease ecologist Rick Ostfeld  provides new information on the various tick-borne diseases that affect the Hudson Valley in New York State.

Cary's Clive Jones speaks at an International Conference exploring how large-scale restoration can stimulate sustainable development.

Forest ecologist Gary Lovett discusses the economic and ecological impacts of forest pests and the possible policy implements that may reduce the threat.

A high-tech environmental monitoring station based at Marist College becomes the latest addition to the Hudson River Environmental Condition Observing System (HRECOS).

Gene Likens delivers talk at the 50th Anniversary Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest Symposium in New Hampshire. 10/2013

Interview with Gene Likens, March 2000 at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences on the topic of Challenges for the New Millennium. Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.