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Henderson County Solid Waste will resume its annual Household Hazardous Waste and Paint collections this spring. Related Stories The collections will be 8 a.m.-noon March 9, April 13, and May 11. Chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides will be collected at the Henderson County Convenience Center at 265 Convenience Center Drive. Paint and other paint-related materials will be collected at a special entrance for the Transfer Station, located at 800 Stoney Mountain Road. There is no charge for chemi...

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.

A rare yellow lobster, named Banana, has been caught off the coast of Maine A rare yellow lobster has been caught off the coast of Maine and has been lovingly named Banana. The University of New England (UNE) said in a news release that Banana was caught by lobsterman Marley Babb and donated to the university on Wednesday. The yellow color comes from a pigment in the lobster’s shell and the odds of catching one are about one in 30 million, according to the Lobster Institute at the University ...

Embedded personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 7 have reinforced and strengthened their knowledge on the environment, particularly on the management of mineral resources through its ENR Frontline Course through virtual presentation on Jan. 14. Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB-7) Director Armando Malicse shared his knowledge and expertise on mineral resource management services to the event participants from PENR and CENR Offices. He emphasized that as D...

The T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies has just announced a new certificate program examining the environmental impact of food systems as well as the increasingly important issue of sustainability as the threat of climate change grows. Food and Sustainability is an online course that will explore the intersection between sustainability, accessibility, and food justice, and how we can work towards a universal food system that provides healthy food for all without overtaxing our p...

click to enlarge All images courtesy of Clarkson University For families and schools in the Hudson Valley, the last year has been tumultuous to say the least. With the introduction of full-time remote learning and limited in-person classes, creating meaningful educational experiences for students has never been more cha...

Jonathan Snyder photographed an elegant pintail at Witt Park in Virginia Beach.

By Jenny Callison, posted Jan 8, 2021 In mid-December, the U.S. De­partment of Agriculture Rural Department named Live Oak Bank its top 2020 commercial lender. The Wilmington-based bank led the 181 commercial lenders that partnered with the USDA in 2020 to invest a total of $2.1 billion in rural commu­nities and businesses. Live Oak alone made loans totaling $345 million, according to a news release.   “These investments helped 34 rural businesses acquire essential workin...

What is undergraduate research? The Council for Undergraduate Research defines undergraduate research as “…the inquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate in collaboration with a faculty mentor that makes an original intellectual or creative contribution to the discipline.” It is recognized as one of Texas A&Ms high impact practices that prepares students for the workplace and society. Students connect with faculty and graduate students who, in addition to research, are able to...

UNE alum works to fight climate change through World Wildlife Fund CAS School of Marine & Environmental Programs graduate Bailey Moritz Bailey Moritz (P.S.M., ’20), a graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) School of Marine & Environmental Programs, is working to create new markets for seaweed as an alternative to fossil-fuel based products through her job at World Wildlife Fund (WWF), an international agency that has worked for nearly 60 years to help people and nature thrive. ...