Free compost Saturday, bin and barrel sale too

The free compost will be available for one day only at the old county landfill site in Verona, next to Badger Prairie Health Care Center, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Each visitor … The annual Madison compost bin and rain barrel sale will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Alliant Energy

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Precipitation whiplash and climate change threaten California’s freshwater

Scientists from UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the Center for Climate Science predicted increased warming in the region will cause snow to melt faster. Also, more of the precipitation will fall as rain rather than snow. Currently, half of the total water in the Sierra reservoir runs off …

Blocks put on Sandycroft recycling site after fire

Environmental officials have stopped further work from being carried out at a Flintshire recycling plant following a big fire. Firefighters spent two days last week tackling a plastics blaze at Factory Road, Sandycroft. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said the decision was taken after “officers found that the …

Valvoline releases 2017 corporate social responsibility report

“Valvoline is committed to applying the principles of sustainability to every aspect of our operations to maintain our leadership position in the marketplace and as a corporate citizen,” says Sam Mitchell, CEO of Valvoline. “Through our hands-on service, focused generosity and the continuous pursuit of …

IMF Staff Concludes Visit to The Gambia

Maintaining debt sustainability will necessitate refraining from contracting new government debt or contingent liabilities before additional fiscal and borrowing space has been achieved, and leveraging more private investment. In addition, strengthened fiscal discipline and domestic revenue mobilization …