As countries fail to adopt a treaty to throttle plastic pollution globally, the story of Eastern Cape herders tackling the scourge of throwaway nappies in communal grazing unwittingly exposes a new form of pollution sweeping in across the region. Airborne microplastics may be to a critical SADC water factory what acid rain was to Europe and North America in the 1980s.

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Bulloch County Commissioners on Tuesday voted on property tax relief by placing a Floating Local Option Sales Tax (FLOST) referendum on the November ballot and heard a presentation from AllGreen Services on plans to overhaul the county’s waste management system. The meeting also included updates on storm debris removal contracts, engineering plans for FEMA-related bridge repairs, road projects, and closing remarks from commissioners on growth planning and the upcoming property tax hearings.

LC FISCAL COURT APPROVES 2ND READING OF SB 63… By Susan Salyer The Lawrence County Fiscal Court had a Regular Meeting on Tuesday August 19th, 2025 at 10AM at the Lawrence County Court House, 122 S. Main Street, Louisa, Kentucky 41230. LC Judge Executive Phillip Carter was in attendance along with LC Magistrates David Pinson,

Slidell events to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Katrina will focus on "catharsis and gratitude," according to organizers.

Arizona State Troopers’ Association President Jeff Hawkins says their radio communications system is patchy and often doesn’t work when troopers need it, and that’s on top of a long list of underfunded needs.

The latest round of negations show just how difficult it is to enforce humanitarian and ecological objectives which go against the interests of the oil industry and oil-producing countries.

The plant is planned to annually turn more than 17,600 tons of would-be-trash plastic into reusable new substances, all while reducing fossil fuel use.

Unifi’s A.M.Y. Peppermint anti-odor solution is powered by mint-derived botanicals, including peppermint oil.

Nicodemus Sherwood will act as vice president of sales Americas and managing director of the Charlotte, N.C., office.

Plastics groups will push recycling over environmentalists’ calls for plastic production caps. Recycling groups will monitor the next round of talks for clues on infrastructure and end market impacts.

PARAMUS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 19, 2025--

Effective Oct. 1, only FDA-authorized vape products will be available for sale in Mississippi after a state ban.

A $1.28 million initiative to replace and enhance water mains in the North Heights neighborhood is set to commence this week.The North Heights Water Main Repla

The Town of Sahuarita will launch a new trash and recycling service next month, replacing multiple private haulers with a single provider.

The Canada-based mining company Aclara's finance chief is priorizing securing contracts from customers who will use its products in order secure more than $1 billion in financing.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University Athletics has solidified a new multi-year partnership with Grant County Mulch, deeming the country’s largest bulk mulch supplier as the “Official Mulch Supplier.” WVU Athletics is also excited to announce that Grant County Mulch will be wrapping a WVU themed truck to race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series [...]

Here's what happened at the Bulloch County Commission meeting on August 19, 2025. - Bulloch Local Government

Maryland gained 900 private-sector jobs in July 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Sites to undergo final evaluations as Knott Landfill nears capacity The Deschutes County committee responsible for recommending a location for a new landfill to replace the aging and short-lived Knott Landfill has narrowed down the choices to two options. After negotiations fell through in March on the purchase of a new site for Deschutes County’s […]