U.S. EPA is Banning a Farm Pesticide Linked To Health Problems In Children
A pesticide called chlorpyrifos which is linked to brain damage in kids is now banned after more than a decade of foot-dragging by the EPA.
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Solar-Powered Refrigeration Trucks Will Cut Pollution From Idling Diesel Engines
Solar panels mounted on eNow refrigeration trucks will cut emissions while keeping food cold in 1,000 XL Fleet tractor-trailers in the US.
Teachers and Students Receive School Essentials Thanks to T-Mobile's Million Dollar Donation
T-Mobile is stepping up to help classrooms in the U.S. with a $1,000,000 donation for vital supplies through Donors Choose.
Steelworkers Union is Helping Turn Massive Abandoned Steel Mill into Producer of Wind Turbines
US Wind will turn a former steel mill at Sparrows Point, in Baltimore, Maryland, into a manufacturer of wind turbine parts.
NASA Helps Firefighters By Sending Pics From International Space Station to Show Key Spots of Moving Wildfires
The NASA ECOSTRESS instrument on the International Space Station is providing firefighters with valuable intel regarding wildfire progression.
Maine is First U.S. State to Ban PFAS "Forever Chemicals" in All Products-and Huge Companies Are Getting On Board
Toxic "forever chemicals" PFAS, PFOS, and PFOA, are being cut out of 23 huge brands, while Maine leads a state-level charge to clean water.
Maine Becomes First US State to Make Corporations Pay for Recycling if They Don't Use Sustainable Packaging
Maine holds companies responsible by taxing the packaging they import into the state and reimbursing municipal recycling for its disposal.
'Mr. Trash Wheel' Gobbles Up 15 Tons of Trash Every Day From Harbors - And More Cities Are Adopting
All the live-long day, Mr. Trash Wheel and his new friends use their waterwheels and conveyor belts to gobble Maryland's river trash.
The US Halts Old-Growth Timber Sales in World's Largest Remaining Temperate Rainforest
The US Department of Agriculture announced this month an end to large-scale old growth timber sales in Alaska's Tongass National Forest.
More Americans Now Consider Themselves to be 'Thriving' Than at Any Point in 13 Years: Gallop
A record number of Americans are thriving, and they are pretty happy with their lot, according to the latest Gallup Live Evaluation Index.
Innkeeper's Kindness to House People After Storms is Contagious - With Everyone Pitching in and Sharing
Sean Patel owns 2 hotels that he opened for free during severe weather in Kodak, TN and Junction, TX-and was named Nicest Places in US.
Kauai Passes Bill to Limit Pesticide Use and GMOs
The global agricultural companies that test their genetically modified crops on the Hawaiian island of Kauai will soon have to disclose the specifics of the pesticides and GMOs they use, as well as abide by strict rules limiting where pesticides can be sprayed, or else face fines or jail time.
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