Laura Reyes began experiencing terrible pain on her shift at a local Burger King. She quickly went to management, saying she was very ill and needed to leave work. Management did not allow her to leave. Laura went back to work, fearing for her job, and the pain got worse and she started bleedin

Take a closer look at some of the work City employees do every day to serve the community. (Photo Credit: Virginia Beach) The City of Virginia Beach has more than 7,500 workers in 35 departments. This Labor Day, we celebrate the efforts of City employees who do their part to…

B.C. lacks a system to track waste from "source to site" as more material is diverted from landfills that are rapidly reaching capacity.

A joint study between York University and the University of Tehran evaluated conventional analytical methods, such as gas chromatography (GC), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and mass spectrometry (MS), as well as other emerging portable PAH detection technologies in hopes of significantly improving the health and safety of firefighters by reducing their long-term risks of cancer.

Today from The Detail: New Zealand risks missing out on the "land grab" for e-waste and is paying the price as it sends phones, laptops and batteries offshore

BENGKULU, Indonesia — Yesi held her daughter Helda tightly, but the little one still shivered for days in the tropical heat over Teluk Sepang, a bay on Sumatra’s west coast. “Her cough hasn’t stopped for 10 days now,” Yesi told Mongabay Indonesia. “I feel so sorry for her.” Many parents like Yesi say it’s a […]

Lonesome Cottage Furniture Co. in Pequot Lakes builds a greener legacy through sustainability and rustic craftsmanship.

By Ray King When the Pine Bluff City Council meets Tuesday, they will vote on a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a contract for trash collection in the city. The meeting was moved to Tuesday because of the Labor Day Holiday. Pine Bluff’s current […]

In August, value stocks outperformed growth stocks. The value revival, if it's real, has been a long time coming. Assuming it has legs, here are five value stocks to consider.

From this week's Sunday Edition: Concerns over the impact of homelessness on downtown Wilmington spurred one councilman to propose a new ordinance. It's provoked pushback, but also conversation — which is good, because the problem is much bigger and much more complicated than what the ordinance addresses.

The Flexible Plastic Fund (FPF) has launched its FlexCollect report, consolidating over three years of learnings from the FPF FlexCollect trials which took place across 10 pilot local authorities and 160,000 households in the UK.

Over the next 75 years, the U.S. population will increasingly concentrate around a few key regions megaregions throughout the country. While some of the populations of some of the largest cities will plateau or contract, other metropolitan areas are forecast to more than double in size. The biggest winners of the coming wave of urbanization […]

MDO films market grows steadily in the USA and Japan, driven by demand for sustainable, high-performance packaging.

After the Labor Day holiday, the City of Paducah reminds residents that their curbside recycling program is changing.

As of September, curbside recycling is now collected on the same day as your garbage collection.

Curbside recycling is now col

Do you have a school, community, or group event you’d like to see us cover in The Prowers Journal?  Do you have a good idea for an article about the people and communities in our county? We are alw…

After requesting proposals, Sonora leaders will vote on approving a contract with a new waste disposal company that would serve city residents.

Prime Minister Mark Brown has China and USA all in the sea-bed together for potential mining and fishing rights. Does anyone see a conflict of interest here? Ruta Mave writes.

New Zealand risks missing out on the "land grab" for e-waste and is paying the price as it sends phones, laptops and batteries offshore.

At the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit, speakers showed how AI is helping both MRFs and brands get smarter about packaging material recovery, turning data into better design, stronger claims, and less waste.

In both substance and branding, states are emulating the DOGE’s pursuit of reforms to shrink the size of government.

BRATTLEBORO — At the Putney Road Redemption Center, cans and bottles become cash or charity contributions.

Hyderabad-based Pavani Lolla understood that while organic waste was a problem, it could also be turned into an opportunity. In 2020, she came up with an innovative composter that not only solved the everyday dumping of organic waste but also aimed at making composting people’s daily routine.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management rejected claims that any uprising had occurred.

In a groundbreaking development for space exploration, SpinLaunch, a startup based in California, is on the cusp of revolutionizing satellite launches.