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Survey of IT leaders finds that AI and regulations are driving change in data disposition—leading to an average increase of 46% in compliance investment

Survey of IT leaders finds that AI and regulations are driving change in data disposition—leading to an average increase of 46% in compliance investment

Doug Ford’s government is blaming U.S. tariffs for the expansion of a controversial landfill project in southwestern Ontario — but experts say the conflict should serve as a wake-up call that time is running out to find long-term solutions to the province’s rapidly-filling landfills.

In a federal investigation scandal that bears some clear similarities to the one that, at least in part, led to the recall of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo is now officially under investigation by the feds.

By Elena Bruess for Houston Landing.Broadcast version by Freda Ross for Texas News Service reporting for the Houston Landing/MIT Climate Change Engagement Program/Public News Service Collaboration Even with the car windows rolled down, it’s hard for Angela Jackson to know exactly where the stench is coming from. It could be the garbage lining the sides of the road or the trash lumped into a massive hill in the distance. Either way, she wrinkles her nose and tells her son, LaVon, to record a video on his phone.  It’s mid-March and Jackson is driving down North Green River Drive in East Houston.

Ridwell, a subscription recycling service known for collecting hard-to-recycle materials, has announced a new approach to textile recycling.

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AUBURN – Previously proposed solid waste collection fee increases are now codified after the Auburn City Council on Tuesday

President Donald Trump signed four executive orders (EOs) on May 23, 2025, related to nuclear energy—three of which seek to expedit

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Rising demand for personalized apparel and advances in printing technology drive the custom t-shirt printing market’s rapid growth through 2035.

Japan’s perforated packaging market is driven by innovation in breathable, antimicrobial films and high-speed automation for food and convenience retail sector.

U.S. Navy’s Iconic Enterprise Nuclear Carrier Set for Dismantling in Alabama, Freeing Shipyard Space and Cutting Costs by $1 Billion The U.S. Navy has

County commissioners voted 3-2 to extend Joy Andrews' contract by three years.

Survey of IT leaders finds that AI and regulations are driving change in data disposition—leading to an average increase of 46% in compliance investment

Green Street Pictures created two of the most ambitious shows of the last few years, and they’re both cartoons.

MARQUETTE — A Baraga County township is among four Upper Peninsula locations that have been awarded new state money to assist in funding community scrap tire drop-off events. While most people realize that scrap tires are bad for the environment, few have any idea how many tires are at issue or where they are located, […]

The corrugated octabins market grows as industries adopt eco-friendly, recyclable packaging to meet sustainability goals and reduce environmental impact.

The sale of disposable vapes has been banned across the UK.

Two big rigs wrecked within an hour of each other while hauling flood debris to a private landfill in Canton last Friday — further fueling complaints that the narrow, curvy

On May 23, President Donald Trump announced that he was recommending a new “straight 50% tariff” on all goods from the European Union beginnin

Along party lines, the Senate Finance Committee voted 6-2 Tuesday to pass its version of a budget for the next two years at about $16 billion despite Democratic concerns that it does not meet the needs of the citizens of the state who are just trying to get by.

Scientists have found a way to turn industrial waste, such as recycled glass and construction waste, into a cement-free soil solidifier.

Reached at his house early Tuesday evening, Bryan Azevedo declined to offer any details of his response to the investigation.