NYC sprays ‘Christmas’ perfume near Gowanus Canal — but waste site still stinks
That stinks. The city has sprayed “Christmas” scented perfume around the Gowanus Canal, but holiday spirit alone may not be enough to counteract the stench seeping out of Brooklyn's notoriously polluted waterway. During an odor-elimination operation that began in February and ended last month, the city's Department of Environmental Protection used mist sprayers to release […]
California’s Plastic Bag Ban Produced More Plastic Bag Waste
California’s ban on thin plastic shopping bags in 2014 has actually increased, rather than reduced, the amount of plastic bag waste. The Wall Street Journal. Breitbart News reported on the fight over plastic bag bans, which were first implemented in states across the U.S. in 2014, and noted that the bans were a regressive tax […]
Lego-like construction blocks made from plastic waste can stand up to nature’s fury
In a world struggling with the effects of climate change and natural disasters, innovative solutions are emerging to address urgent housing needs. One such solution comes from Finland, where a company called Block Solutions is revolutionizing the construction industry by using plastic waste to create interlocking Lego-like blocks. Let’s take a closer look at how […]
State, federal officials to inspect ‘ridiculous’ apple waste in NYC schools
State and federal officials are in New York City investigating the city’s apple crisis, while the city instructs vendors to continue accepting deliveries even as thousands of cases of fruit are being discarded. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the State Department of General Services will visit city facilities on Aug. 15 and […]
New Jersey kitten rescued from waste compactor just in the nick of time
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Met spying on Greenham Common protest was ‘ridiculous waste of money’, say campaigners | Greenham Common
Campaigners told the hearing that the lengthy infiltration by an undercover police unit of the women’s peace movement on Greenham Common was a “ridiculous waste of money and an outrageous intrusion”. An undercover police officer, using the pseudonym Lee Bonser, collected personal information about activists, including their occupations, relationships and housing situations, and reported it […]
California family fighting neighbors’ junkyard ridden with hazardous waste is at breaking point: ‘Trapped’
A California family is on the verge of breaking point as they struggle to get help from government authorities while warning their neighbours that their dangerous makeshift junkyard is “putting the whole community at risk.” Los Angeles resident Elena Malone and her family purchased what they thought was their dream home in Sun Valley in […]
Autonomous trash-gobbling robot boat wages war on waterway waste
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Don’t Let a Crisis Go to Waste in 2025
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes As 2025 draws near, America teeters on the brink of a fiscal abyss. This impending fiscal cliff, marked by the end of tax cut provisions and a spending crisis, calls for immediate and decisive action by Congress to avert a worse economic situation than the one Americans feel today. The national […]
Hawaii judge halts plans for wave pool that critics say is a waste of water
A judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting plans for a wave pool at Honokea Surf Village on West Oahu. The injunction was granted due to concerns raised by Native Hawaiians and others about the project’s environmental impacts. The Hawaii Community Development Authority’s approval of the project was challenged in litigation. A judge has halted […]