By Ray King By a vote of 5 to 4, the Pine Bluff City Council voted Thursday to hire a new company to collect the city’s garbage. Mayor Vivian Flowers cast the deciding vote and will now sign a five-year contract with CARDS Holdings LLC […]

The Detroit Department of Public Works announced a new effort to keep the city clean with a recycling pilot program at bus stops.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland ranks No. 9 for conservation and No. 13 for friendliest students in The Princeton Review’s 2025 list, showcasing Southern Maryland’s academic and eco-friendly excellence.

I have a lot of sympathy for teachers. My mom was a longtime elementary teacher, and I remember her toiling away on grades and lesson plans many a night. I also know that teaching today has even more administrative hoops to jump through – with often fewer resources – than[Read More...]

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — Many people in the southeastern corner of North Carolina could be on a faster path to clean drinking water, following an updated well-testing plan from the state’s Department of…

People incarcerated at the state prison in Soledad now have a chance to learn new job skills through CalPIA.

Corpus Christi residents face higher utility costs and rising property tax bills as county rates increase and city property values push tax burdens higher despite flat rates.

An opportunity to make some extra cash has spurred city of Shawano officials to ask Shawano County to hold off on their joint plan to close the Shawano Landfill on Dec. 31. County officials appear to be OK with the request, with a few caveats. Shawano County Executive Committee members discussed a proposed memorandum of understanding Sept. 3. The landfill is currently the responsibility of the city and the county.

Cleanup at Hanford Nuclear Reservation is set to last until 2086, with new LiDAR technology enhancing safety assessments as the community watches progress on this historic site.

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

The Marion County Board of County Commissioners approved the adoption of the resolution of the tentative budget to raise solid waste rates by 150% by a slim 3-2 margin.

The head of Australia's submarine agency says planning is so far advanced to settle the American soldiers that quarantine arrangements for their pets are underway. 

Thayer Drive in Richland will see maintenance starting Monday, disrupting streetlights between Longfitt and Woodbury. Travelers should be cautious as new lights are installed, expected by early October.

At its Monterrey, Mexico plant, Topo Chico reduced adhesive consumption by nearly 55% in the hot-melt gluing of boxes for its mineral water bottles.

Now summer's over, here's what to do with all those photos on your camera roll

From Kentucky to Ohio to Alabama, women are being prosecuted after pregnancy loss—and the press is helping police write the story.

Tenants at several Jacksonville apartment complexes say they’re living in dangerous, deteriorating conditions while paying rising rents to one of the city’s largest landlords.

Earlier this month, Kim made an unprecedented trip to Beijing for a large-scale multilateral gathering, watching a military parade standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Xi and Putin.

Shaped by decades of evolving sustainability demands, the packaging industry now must move from a period of tepid response to decisive, collaborative action to build a circular future by 2035.

Get ready for a dynamic convergence of innovation, sustainability, and global leadership as the Remanufacturing Industries Council (RIC) and Rochester Institute

The city closed the recycling drop-off site indefinitely back in July after improper use and illegal dumping routinely overextended staff.

This week on The Big Why: A listener is curious about recyclables that don’t get recycled in Montana. Namely, why is plastic recycling so limited? "We're all encouraged to recycle. But when it comes right down to it, what happens to the things we actually recycle?"

For decades, kids in St. Louis County caught crawdads in Coldwater Creek, made mudpies, went swimming -- and were exposed to nuclear waste. Hear the story of how St. Louis became a dumping ground for radioactive waste generated by the Manhattan Project.

A regional trash hauler is seeking 25-year pickup contracts from cities and counties in the southeastern area. It is also finalizing negotiations with a disposal company that uses AI and robotics to sort trash.