Daviess County Fiscal Court voted 3-1 Thursday to approve a $110.2 million balanced budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, holding tax rates steady and avoiding new debt. Commissioner Janie Marksberry cast the lone dissenting vote, primarily citing her continued issue with the absence of designated funds for flood mitigation efforts.

VERNON — A subsidiary of the owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant has been awarded a $530 million military contract — this time to dismantle the country's first

Omaiama Nelson, who worked as a model and a nanny after moving to California from Egypt, was convicted of murdering her pilot husband Bill Nelson and has been denied parole

The state’s push to cut plastic packaging by nearly a third is gaining ground but facing intense pushback.

“You believe in a country that does not exist as you imagine it, in a code of morality as fanciful as any creation myth.”   — from Land of Milk and Honey      The world is in crisis. From a cornfield in Iowa rises a (chemical?) smog, which blurs out the sun and destroys crops around the […]

A tip-off from a US environmental group about more than 200 hazardous waste containers arriving in Thailand this month highlights the urgent need for more decisive government action to prevent the country from becoming the world's dumping ground for toxic waste.

Juvenile detention systems often deny young offenders credit for the time they spend waiting behind bars

Cat Litter Boxes Market Expected to Witness Strong Growth by 2035, Boosted by Eco-Friendly Solutions and Rising Pet Ownership Across the Globe

Local leaders pondering what to do with waste once current disposal site fills up in a decade.

Reprocessing nuclear fuel to keep getting energy from it is possible, as one Ph.D. student explains.

Startups are constantly thinking of new ways to solve old problems, and recycling is an area ripe for reinvention. That’s the picture painted by Ridwell, a waste-diversion company based in Seattle, Washington. This supplementary recycling “B Corp” wants to give Silicon Valley consumers another method of keeping junk out of landfill. But, despite plenty of interest, […]

Predictive maintenance and digital retrofits are reshaping the crane aftermarket, boosting efficiency, extending lifespan, and enabling smarter operations.

Trump, who seems to treat executive orders like a Nike slogan (“just do it”), has commanded that the US quadruple its nuclear energy capacity by 2050. This will be achieved not only by stripping the NRC of its power to scrutinize the safety assurances for new, primarily small modular reactors, but by expediting their licensing while keeping current reactors running longer and hotter and even reopening permanently closed ones.

Omaiama Nelson, a model and nanny who had moved from Egypt to the US, met her husband Bill Nelson just three days before they got married - but their union was far from a happy one

The California cannibalized her allegedly abusive husband who married her after just three days despite being 33 years her senior. The woman proceeded to cook and eat parts of his body after she beat him to death.

"On and after July 1, 2021, no owner or operator of a store shall provide or sell a single-use checkout bag to a customer." Yet here we are,

Washington residents will soon be able to open their cellphones or disassemble their dishwashers in hopes of making repairs. A new state law will benefit both consumers and independent shops as our st

(Photo courtesy of Deschutes County) On Wednesday, June 11, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will host a public hearing to discuss the proposed County Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026. Community members are invited to attend in person or virtually to provide their feedback. The County Fee Schedule, which is evaluated annually, is aRead More

It will take place on June 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Toledo Technology Academy.

Japan’s stainless steel water bottle market grows at a 5.6% CAGR, driven by health trends, eco policies, smart tech and demand for insulated, ergonomic designs.

A top ICE official said illness is common at Camp Lemonnier, with inadequate medical care and exposure to smoke from burn pits.

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Trump cabinet changing environmental laws, Mahomet Aquifer update & vertical farming