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More than 2,700 people over a two-week period participated in County of Maui surveys on proposed Permanent Disposal Sites for Lahaina wildfire ash and debris. March 1 is the target date for selecting the Permanent Disposal Site.

Debris and ash removal was completed on the 100th residential property in the Lahaina Wildfire Disaster Area on Wednesday, (Feb. 14) 30 days after the work began in Lahaina, county officials said.

Image Credit: Parmna/Shutterstock.com A California-based cleantech pioneer – Blue Planet Ltd. – is learning from nature to make concrete more sustainable with biomimetic carbon capture. The company’s economically sustainable carbon capture process creates a limestone rock substitute that can replace aggregate for concrete, significantly reducing the material’s ultimate environmental impact. Limestone Rock Substitute for Greener Concrete As populations and economies grow worldwide, more...