Whether you're camping out or strolling the beach, here's how you can help take care of First State parks.

The boardwalk hums with color. Racks of bright Wildwood hoodies sway in the breeze. Gaze upon bins of plastic sunglasses and shelves crammed with seashell magnets that promise to memorialize your vacation. Buying something to take home is almost instinct, a tradition as much a part of shore life as the smell of the salty […]

India's target is to generate 100 GW of nuclear energy capacity by 2047, and US-based Clean Core Thorium Energy seems to have found a way to reach the goal.

WEDNESDAY Highland Rivers Behavioral Health Governing Board of Directors meeting / Wed., Aug. 27 / 9:30 a.m. / Cartersville Chamber of Commerce, 122 W. Main St., Cartersville / The meeting is open to the public. For more information, please call (706) 270-5000. THURSDAY TrendingSuspect in Custody for New Zion Hill Road MurderHousing Authority renames, shifts […]

Why is the Simi Valley Landfill prioritizing out-of-county wildfire debris over in-county waste needs? That’s the question residents should be asking. Waste Management is hauling in thousands of tons of wildfire-related waste from across Southern California while Ventura County residents are left wondering whether their own needs will be met—and at what cost. These fire loads are lucrative for Waste […]

Some products, such as pre-sliced apples, seem to have completely unnecessary plastic packaging.

One of the unintended consequences of the U.S. President Donald Trump virtually dumping India out of favor on the ostensible grounds of divergence in trade issues and the Modi government buying Russian oil is the prospect of America competing against a formidable combination of China, Russia, and India in what is the new race to […]

All-natural Alaska materials are being tested as eco-friendly replacements for plastic foam, a product with a negative environmental impacts.

Community briefs this week spotlight volunteer opportunities for Compassion Week, a breast milk donation drive and a hazardous waste drop-off event.

Medflies can ruin more than 250 types of produce by laying eggs inside that hatch into maggots.

The White House wants to use the already existing CHIPS Act funds to invest in rare-earth mining.

To the editor; President Trump has issued his list of “final” reciprocal tariffs which became effective Aug. 7th. They apply to almost all goods exported to the U.S. from sixty countries and the…

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Union publishes Club News each Saturday. To share the latest from your western Nevada County club or organization, email readers@theunion.com. Unfortunately only a small fraction of club

According to the latest analysis by Market Research Future, Garbage Truck Market Industry is expected to grow from 13.97 (USD Billion) in 2023 to 20.35 (USD

Aug. 16, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Washington’s Department of Ecology fined the U.S. Postal Service $33,000 this week for improperly storing and disposing of packages containing dangerous wastes at its Seattle Bulk Mail …

The Japanese branch of a U.S. environmental organization has launched a pilot project to recycle hair discarded by salons into soil covers for sustainable farming.

Another company is recalling its bags of frozen shrimp due to possible radioactive contamination, the FDA says.

Political Connections airs each night at 7 p.m. on Spectrum News.

With fleets facing a difficult financial environment, from the risk of nuclear verdicts to rising insurance and equipment costs, Amwins found that many fleets are gettin

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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans to make available about 20 metric tons of Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to U.S. power companies as a potential fuel for reactors, according to a sourc