A waste management consultant was in Wrangell recently to present a potential recycling plan to the community.
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Hawaii Lava Flow Less Than 100 Yards From Homes In Pahoa Village
Dozens of residents from the village of Pahoa on Hawaii’s Big Island are preparing to watch their homes be engulfed by a slow-moving finger of lava.
Hong Kong Police Use Tear Gas On Large Pro-Democracy Protest
Police in riot gear have been deployed to the streets of Hong Kong, where thousands of protesters are calling for free elections. Police used tear gas and pepper spray to try to clear the city’s central business and government district.
Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Floats Again, After Two Years
More than two years after it ran aground off the Italian coast, the cruise ship Costa Condordia is floating again. Salvage workers managed that feat Monday by expelling water from large caissons, the pontoons that are attached to its sides.
Report Points To ‘Dangerous Militarization’ Of U.S. Law Enforcement
U.S. law enforcement at all levels has undergone a dangerous militarization in recent years the American Civil Liberties Union says in a new report.
U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Area Would Nearly Double Under New Plan
A large swath of the Atlantic Ocean could soon be used to generate electricity, as a U.S. agency proposes opening more than 1,000 square miles of ocean to wind energy projects.
What Are The Most (And Least) Charitable U.S. States?
There are only two U.S. states where at least 50 percent of residents say they’ve recently given either money or time to charity: Utah and Minnesota, according to a new Gallup poll.
Circus Performers Injured During Hair-Hanging Stunt
Nine circus performers sustained serious injuries Sunday in Rhode Island, where calamity struck a morning show by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Hundreds Missing After Ferry Sinks Off South Korea’s Coast
About 300 people, many of them high school students and teachers who were on a trip to a resort island, were missing Wednesday after a ferry disaster off the southern coast of South Korea.
Robot Swarm: A Flock Of Drones That Fly Autonomously
Can drones, the small unmanned aircraft that are at the forefront of fields from warfare to commercial delivery systems, fly without human intervention? A team of Hungarian researchers answers yes, having created 10 drones that self-organize as they move through the air.