After four years of hearings and court battles, Ameren Missouri will move ahead with a planned coal ash landfill in Franklin County, Missouri.
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Time To Get Plastic Microbeads Out Of Personal Care Products?
Plastic microbeads are polluting waterways, and legislatures around the US, as well as some companies making these additives, are responding.
How Long Will That Spinach Last? New Food Safety & Waste App Knows
The USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service has released FoodKeeper, an app for helping consumers maintain food safety & avoid food waste at home.
Giving Up Food Waste For Lent: Five Tools
Thinking about giving up or addressing wasted food in your home for Lent? Here are some tools that can help you get to Easter successfully.
Would A Rewards Program Encourage You To Recycle More?
Rewards programs can increase recycling rates; Norfolk, VA, has made participation in its program even easier with the release of a smartphone app.
New App Lets You Report Water Waste When You Find It
A new Los Angeles-focused water waste app allows residents to be good citizens & report leaks and deluges that they come across.
New Foraging App Helps Make the Best Use of Your Edible Finds
A new entry into the foraging app family, RipeNearMe allows users to not only find food ripe for the picking, but also to share, trade, or sell it.
Repurpose Your Used Smartphone into a Home Energy Monitor/Remote Control
Got an old smartphone or tablet laying around? Probably: we Americans tend to upgrade such devices every couple of years (and, of course, the big carriers would like us to [ … ]
CarbonDiem: a New App for Tracking Transportation Emissions
An inside look at CarbonDiem, a smartphone app that tracks and analyzes the carbon emissions created by your transportation choices.
Could the Environment – and Our Kids – Use Another Superhero?
Did you play superhero as a child? Would you like your kids to have even more positive imaginative role models? Then check out Pacha, a new superhero for today’s kids.
Ridesharing Service Ridejoy Comes to the iPhone
Still looking for a ride to Burning Man? Not only do you still have some time, but, as of yesterday, you’ve now got more options for finding one.
Need Upcycling Ideas on the Go? There's an App for That…
Cleaning out a closet, or basement, or other space in your home, and just hate to send all of that potentially useful material to the landfill? Sean McKenna and Jenelle Montilone’s Create Change app will show you how to upcycle that “junk” into useful items.
iPhone and iPad Solar Power Suitability Checker App Released
A leading UK solar power resource site has just launched their first application for both iPad and iPhone.