Renee Carey

1 month ago | paenvironmentdigest.com | Renee Carey

By Renee Carey, Executive Director, Northcentral PA Conservancy This remembrance first appeared on the Northcentral PA Conservancy website on April 28, 2025  accompanied by wonderful photographs. Roy Siefert was a longtime supporter of the forests of Pennsylvania. He died recently, and his death is a loss to the Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy and to me personally. Roy was an advocate for forests and for managing them for their health and ecosystem services.

2 months ago | npcweb.org | Renee Carey

Roy Siefert was a longtime supporter of the forests of Pennsylvania. He died recently, and his death is a loss to the Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy and to me personally. Roy was an advocate for forests and for managing them for their health and ecosystem services. He volunteered for NPC for years and was currently serving as a board member. Roy grew up in Hartsville, Bucks County. He often talked about the changes he saw in his hometown over his lifetime.

2 months ago | knowridge.com | Kate Cole |Renee Carey |Tim Driscoll

Around 10% of underground tunnel workers in Queensland could develop silicosis, our new study has found. Silicosis is a serious, incurable lung disease caused by inhaling small particles of silica dust. You might have heard about it in people who work with engineered stone. But silica is more widespread. Silica is found in rocks and concrete, so workers in industries such as construction, mining and tunneling are at high risk if proper safety measures aren’t in place.

2 months ago | medicalxpress.com | Kate Cole |Renee Carey |Tim Driscoll

Around 10% of underground tunnel workers in Queensland could develop silicosis, our new study has found. Silicosis is a serious, incurable lung disease caused by inhaling small particles of silica dust. You might have heard about it in people who work with engineered stone. But silica is more widespread. Silica is found in rocks and concrete, so workers in industries such as construction, mining and tunneling are at high risk if proper safety measures aren't in place.

2 months ago | theconversation.com | Kate Cole |Renee Carey |Tim Driscoll

Around 10% of underground tunnel workers in Queensland could develop silicosis, our new study has found. Silicosis is a serious, incurable lung disease caused by inhaling small particles of silica dust. You might have heard about it in people who work with engineered stone. But silica is more widespread. Silica is found in rocks and concrete, so workers in industries such as construction, mining and tunnelling are at high risk if proper safety measures aren’t in place.