Local Hazards Grow as Americans Churn Out More Garbage Bloomberg 3/2/2021 Jacqueline Davalos
(Bloomberg) As U.S. cities struggle to rein in garbage while propping up pricey recycling efforts, more companies are profiting from America’s growing waste problem and leaving local communities to face the environmental consequences.
At 4.9 pounds of trash per person, per day, the U.S. is the most wasteful country on the planet. Of the 292.4 million tons of refuse Americans generated in 2018, half was buried in landfills while another 32% was recycled or composted, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The rest was burned (the preferred term being “combusted”) to generate electricity.
House Speaker Unveils Plan To Deal With Florida s Rising Seas, Flooding usf.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usf.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
BRICK - Construction on a massive project including a sports complex, stores and a restaurant could break ground in coming weeks, redeveloping a long empty lot known as the former Foodtown supermarket site, Mayor John G. Ducey said during a meeting of the Township Council on Tuesday.
The vacant parcel on Route 70 will be redeveloped with a 122,800-square-foot sports complex with indoor superdome, two retail buildings for stores and a restaurant with drive-through, pending one remaining approval, Ducey said.
In 2018, the Brick Planning Board approved a plan to allow HFZ Superdome of New York City and M&M at Route 70, based in Piscataway, to split the 10.9-acre parcel for redevelopment.
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Florida lawmakers reveal their âmost robust agendaâ on flooding, sea-level rise
The proposed legislation marks a departure in Tallahassee after years of ignoring climate change.
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House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, unveils bill proposals dealing with sea level rise and flooding. He spoke on the campus of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. [ Photo courtesy University of South Florida ]
Updated Feb. 26
ST. PETERSBURG â State lawmakers debuted on Friday what House Speaker Chris Sprowls called the âmost robust agenda to mitigate flooding and sea-level rise that the State of Florida has ever seen.â
Across multiple bills, the plan â deemed âAlways Readyâ â would create a hub for flood research and innovation at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, offer tax breaks to property owners who voluntarily raise their buildings and order the state to draw up a sea-level rise resilience plan.