"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

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Illegal dumping has been a recurring and long-standing problem across the installation, both on the main cantonment an

John Hansen, O.A.C. student from Redmond, negotiated McKenzie Pass in his Ford bug Saturday. He made the trip to Sisters from Corvallis in nine hours traveling time, but advises motorists to wait a while before attempting the pass as it is far from good going. He made the trip without serious difficulty, bucking the drifts.

Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II, a Hawaii-based soldier who killed his pregnant wife and disposed of her body in an incinerator last summer on Oahu, was sentenced Thursday to 23 years in prison, the maximum possible under the terms of a deal in which he pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter.

“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.

This week, the U.N. marks World Environment Day with a call to end plastic pollution. That means of all the many environmental threats our world currently faces, plastic rises to the top of its list. …

Close aide to the president for decades who faced a crash course in Washington life and remained close to Carter until his death, dies aged 89