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Pennsylvania awarded $277,200 to permanently protect 27 acres near Pittsburgh; officials estimate the woodland can absorb 22.5 million gallons of rainwater and sequester over 100,000 pounds of carbon a year

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Pennsylvania awarded $277,200 to permanently protect 27 acres near Pittsburgh; officials estimate the woodland can absorb 22.5 million gallons of rainwater and sequester over 100,000 pounds of carbon a year

Representative Image (AI-generated) A 27-acre stretch of woodland near Pittsburgh is set to receive permanent protection with the help of $277,200 in state funding. The funding was announced by Pennsylvania State Rep. Emily Kinkead on October 7 and will support the Lowries Run Expansion Project in Ross Township. According to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, … Read more

Around 170 volunteers remove 43,000 pounds of trash from San Antonio dumping site after years of complaints; property was a homeless encampment and had a $100,000 cleanup estimate

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Around 170 volunteers remove 43,000 pounds of trash from San Antonio dumping site after years of complaints; property was a homeless encampment and had a $100,000 cleanup estimate

Around 170 volunteers have removed 43,000 pounds of trash from a long-standing San Antonio dumping site. (Photo: KSAT) A long-standing dumping site in northeast Bexar County could soon be free of years of accumulated trash and debris, thanks to a volunteer-led cleanup effort. The roughly half-acre property near Elm Cove Drive, between Walzem and Old … Read more

A 1954 Superman lunchbox sold for $31,980, beating its $20,000 high estimate at auction

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A 1954 Superman lunchbox sold for $31,980, beating its $20,000 high estimate at auction

A metal lunchbox from the early years of Superman merchandise has become one of the notable vintage toy sales of 2026. The 1954 Superman lunchbox, complete with its matching Thermos and protective case, sold for $31,980 at Morphy Auctions’ Toys & General Collectables sale in June. The price was well above the auction house’s high … Read more

West Dallas had too few air-quality monitors to track pollution across large areas; a Plano teen built an AI model to estimate neighborhood air quality, later reaching 60 schools and training 300 youth ambassadors

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West Dallas had too few air-quality monitors to track pollution across large areas; a Plano teen built an AI model to estimate neighborhood air quality, later reaching 60 schools and training 300 youth ambassadors

Technology is only one part of Tan’s approach. Shared Skies created a 50-page environmental justice guide in English and Spanish and distributed it to more than 60 low-income schools, reaching approximately 30,000 students. At 17, Nathan Tan has already taken on a problem that can be difficult even for adults to see, let alone solve: … Read more