Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Calvin Hong, 10, with a fallen tree branch at Sunnyslopes Park. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times) There are many causes of ...

"Reduce, reuse, recycle." For more than 50 years, those three Rs have been the world's go-to environmental mantra. On the face of it, the three Rs sound like an empowering call for each of us to play ...

WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy August, readers! If you live in D.C. or the surrounding area, we hope you ...

Reduce, reuse, recycle — it’s an exhortation that’s become universal. For decades, the phrase has been used on posters and public service announcements, encouraging well-meaning citizens to cut down ...

Scranton hopes to increase composting and electronics recycling to reduce garbage going to landfills. In an announcement Thursday, the city promoted two initiatives in an ongoing effort to help ...

Dating back to World War II, recycling represented the strength, innovation and stability of American democracy. It was a time when households, still recovering from the great depression, relied on ...

"Reduce, reuse, recycle." We've heard that for decades - but does it work? This hour, TED speakers reimagine the well-known slogan and reconsider... The future of sustainability: Moving beyond 'reduce ...

Underground collection pipes round up everything that goes down the drain — from shower water to laundry leftovers to sewage — and channel it toward the nearest wastewater treatment facility. The ...

Handy volunteers will be at the ready at two upcoming Fix-It Clinics designed to help residents needing assistance with small repairs while keeping waste from the landfill.

The pop-up exhibition is curated by current and recently graduated NMSU students. Scott Brocato talked about the exhibit with ...

Despite packaging waste having risen over the past decade, seven EU countries achieved the 2030 goal of recycling at least 70 ...

There are many causes of climate change. One example is cutting down trees. This is a problem that some people don’t know about. Carbon dioxide is released from the trunk when it breaks down or gets ...