Waste management
Visitors pose for a selfie with a statue containing the Olympic rings at a park near the headquarters for the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Beijing Winter Olympics organizers say measures to prevent cross-infections between athletes and the outside world are being extended to holding their garbage inside the bubble dividing the two. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Beijing Olympic athletes and their garbage face restrictions

Dec. 16, 2021 01:41 AM EST

FILE - In this June 13, 2020, file photo, Silver Dollar City employee takes the temperature of guests before they are allowed to enter the park on just west of Branson, Mo. As the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, Missouri is becoming a cautionary tale for the rest of the country: It is seeing an alarming rise in cases because of a combination of the fast-spreading delta variant and stubborn resistance among many people to getting vaccinated. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP, File)
COVID variant first gained foothold in rural Missouri

By Heather Hollingsworth Jun. 24, 2021 05:32 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 05:06 PM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 18, 2021. Editorial: Florida election supervisors must keep asking hard questions ...

Iran: 'Sabotage attack' on civilian nuclear center thwarted

By Nasser Karimi And Isabel Debre Jun. 23, 2021 08:03 AM EDT
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities have thwarted what they called a “sabotage attack” targeting a civilian nuclear facility near the country's capital,...

A dead fish is seen floating in the water as palm trees are reflected Thursday, June 17, 2021 in the intracoastal waters between Clearwater and Dunedin, Fla. Pinellas County had small boats retrieving dead fish in Dunedin and around Clearwater Harbor Thursday. The fish kill is attributed to the recent Red Tide bloom. (Chris Urso /Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Amid red tide outbreak, Florida beckons visitors to beaches

By Bobby Caina Calvan Jun. 17, 2021 02:21 PM EDT

TerraPower Founder and Chairman Bill Gates speaks to the crowd in a recorded video message during the press conference Wyoming Capitol, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Cheyenne, Wyo., announcing efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project. "We think Natrium will be a game-changer for the energy industry," Gates said by video link to a news conference hosted by Gov. Mark Gordon. "Wyoming has been a leader in energy for over the century and we hope our investment in Natrium will help Wyoming to stay in the lead for many decades to come." (Michael Cummo/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)
Bill Gates company to build reactor at Wyoming coal plant

By Mead Gruver Jun. 02, 2021 04:40 PM EDT

Boston Public Library to reopen next month

May. 27, 2021 09:21 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Public Library is scheduled to reopen next month after being closed to the public for more than a year because of the coronavirus...

In this undated photo provided by Goodwill Northern New England, a donation attendant working for Goodwill Northern New England at the Westbrook, Maine, store looks at a broken picture frame and a broken cat scratching post. Experts note the coronavirus pandemic has encouraged many to clean their homes and get rid of stuff they don’t want. And during the past year, several Goodwill agencies say they've seen an increase in unwanted donations, and in turn, their trash bills. (Heather Steeves/Goodwill Northern New England via AP)
Goodwill stores have a message: Please stop donating trash

By Haleluya Hadero May. 19, 2021 11:57 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Tennessee

By The Associated Press May. 05, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
Kingsport Times News. May 4, 2021. Editorial: Gov. Lee jumped the gun on mask requirements “We have never had a...

In this photo provided by the University of Nevada, Reno, a research crew poses next to a manhole in Sparks, Nev., in December 2020, where they took samples for a study comparing wastewater concentrations of the virus that causes COVID-19 and trends in coronavirus cases in the community. Scientists say data sampled from sewers and wastewater treatment plants in the Reno-Sparks area last year showed a correlation to the number of positive tests for coronavirus that would follow in about seven days. (Laura Haak/University of Nevada, Reno via AP)
Study: Sewer samples signal pending rise or fall in COVID-19

Apr. 06, 2021 12:13 AM EDT

Richmond and Henrico County expanding vaccine eligibility

Mar. 31, 2021 02:27 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts have scheduled the first round of Phase 1c eligible individuals for vaccine events. ...

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers addresses the members of the Senate during the last day of the Legislature at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Kentucky lawmakers pass bill to fund full-day kindergarten

By Bruce Schreiner Mar. 30, 2021 10:20 AM EDT

Additional priority group eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Mar. 22, 2021 12:13 PM EDT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Tens of thousands of additional people in South Dakota are eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. The state...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2021 04:16 PM EDT
New London Day. March 18, 2021. Editorial: Legislative approval of deal looks like a good bet The deal announced...

Parts of Virginia will soon expand to next vaccination phase

Mar. 16, 2021 04:17 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Some areas of Virginia will soon transition to Phase 1c of the state's vaccine distribution plan and start giving shots to other essential...

Youths looking for valuable items in the trash to resell ride on the back of a garbage truck entering the Pavia garbage dump on the outskirts of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Annually, about 14% of the world’s food ends up in the garbage, even before it reaches the market, according to figures from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, but now in Venezuela, extremely high costs push people to reconsider what they throw away. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Venezuelan children pick through garbage for food, valuables

By Juan Pablo Arráez Mar. 10, 2021 01:47 PM EST

COVID-19 variant found in only 1 Missouri wastewater system

Mar. 10, 2021 12:23 PM EST
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Weeks after the faster-spreading U.K. variant of the coronavirus was found in 15 Missouri wastewater systems, new testing has found it only...

Wastewater testing finds UK variant 'widespread' in Missouri

By Jim Salter Feb. 22, 2021 10:33 AM EST
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The number of new Missouri coronavirus cases continued to decline on Monday, but state officials cite one cause for concern: Wastewater...

Coronavirus variant found in Idaho, vaccines delayed

By Rebecca Boone Feb. 19, 2021 01:05 PM EST
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Public health officials say extreme winter weather across the U.S. has prevented any coronavirus vaccine from being shipped to Idaho this...

FILE - In this March 19, 2020 file photo, a food delivery service man rides his bike in Paris. Some 19 meal delivery companies in France including Uber Eats and Deliveroo have pledged to the French government to reduce their operational waste. With the pandemic-forced closure of restaurants, there has been a boom in home food delivery -- generating more waste that ever before. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
Food delivery companies in France pledge to cut waste

Feb. 15, 2021 09:17 AM EST