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In 2024, Arizona used foam made from 100% recycled glass at 19 sites while widening 23 miles of I-17; the lightweight fill helped culverts built for two lanes support added lanes

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In 2024, Arizona used foam made from 100% recycled glass at 19 sites while widening 23 miles of I-17; the lightweight fill helped culverts built for two lanes support added lanes

I-17 Improvement Project using foam glass aggregate as a new innovative construction material Engineers in Arizona have used an unusual material to expand a major interstate: tens of thousands of tonnes of crushed recycled glass. During the expansion of Interstate 17 north of Phoenix, construction crews used ultra-lightweight foam glass aggregate at 19 locations along … Read more

Benton Heights residents began asking for a playground in 2012; $1 million later, the community has opened its first park, and local children helped design it

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Benton Heights residents began asking for a playground in 2012; $1 million later, the community has opened its first park, and local children helped design it

Benton Heights Celebrates First Developed ParkPhoto credit: New Heights CCDA/ Facebook For more than a decade, families in the Benton Heights neighbourhood of Benton Township, Michigan, watched children play in yards, on street corners and in schoolyards, but had no local park of their own. Residents first began formally asking for a playground in 2012, … Read more

Two Amazon delivery drivers carried an 85-year-old Kentucky woman’s printer inside; minutes later she stopped breathing and they performed CPR that helped save her life

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Two Amazon delivery drivers carried an 85-year-old Kentucky woman’s printer inside; minutes later she stopped breathing and they performed CPR that helped save her life

The woman’s son thanked Eric and Shawn for saving his mother’s life. (AI enhanced image) An ordinary delivery turned into a medical emergency for two Amazon delivery drivers in Covington, Kentucky, on Tuesday. Eric Bunzow and Shawn Beam had just delivered a printer to an 85-year-old woman when she suddenly collapsed.According to Fox 19, Bunzow … Read more

CNN founder Ted Turner’s New Mexico ranch helped save North America’s rarest large tortoise, growing its population from 30 to about 800

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CNN founder Ted Turner’s New Mexico ranch helped save North America’s rarest large tortoise, growing its population from 30 to about 800

For thousands of years, the Bolson tortoise had been missing from the grasslands of New Mexico. Then a private ranch offered the species something it had not had in generations: space to start again. What began with just 30 captive tortoises grew into a population of roughly 800 through a long-running conservation effort backed by … Read more

Meet Sir Darius Brown, the 19-year-old who has made 7,000 bow ties for shelter pets and helped raise more than $500,000 to help animals find homes

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Meet Sir Darius Brown, the 19-year-old who has made 7,000 bow ties for shelter pets and helped raise more than $500,000 to help animals find homes

Photo: Sir Darius Brown/ Instagram When Sir Darius Brown was in elementary school, he struggled with reading and speech challenges that made him feel different from his classmates. He found comfort in animals, and in bow ties. That combination sparked a mission: to help shelter pets get adopted by dressing them in handmade bow ties … Read more

In 1975, fewer than 800 Aleutian cackling geese remained; fox removal and habitat protection helped the population rebound to around 200,000, and regulated hunting later returned

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In 1975, fewer than 800 Aleutian cackling geese remained; fox removal and habitat protection helped the population rebound to around 200,000, and regulated hunting later returned

Fewer than 800 Aleutian cackling geese remained in 1975, with the birds restricted to a single rocky island in Alaska after introduced Arctic foxes destroyed nesting colonies across the Aleutian Islands. Fifty years later, predator removal, the creation of protected wetlands in California and coordinated management along the Pacific Flyway have helped the population recover … Read more

Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic

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Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic

DAKAR, Senegal — The United States on Saturday deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers collaborated with the U.S. military, his lawyer and an advocacy group said. Trump administration deports relative of Afghans who helped US military to Central African Republic The Afghan man, who is in his … Read more

In 1862, heirs sold Colorado’s Baca land for 30 cents an acre; 140 years later its 97,000-acre ranch sold for $31.28 million and helped create a national park nearly four times the monument’s original size

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In 1862, heirs sold Colorado’s Baca land for 30 cents an acre; 140 years later its 97,000-acre ranch sold for $31.28 million and helped create a national park nearly four times the monument’s original size

Photo: Baca Ranch House (clicked in 1920)Photo credit: Denver Public Library Collection via NPS A piece of land can begin as a forgotten investment and end as part of a national treasure. That is the remarkable story of Colorado’s Baca Ranch, a vast property at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. In 1862, … Read more

In the early 1960s, developers sold 5,850 lots for a private resort on Assateague Island; one five-day storm wiped out nearly every house and helped turn it into a national seashore

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In the early 1960s, developers sold 5,850 lots for a private resort on Assateague Island; one five-day storm wiped out nearly every house and helped turn it into a national seashore

The island was protected as a National Seashore in 1965. (Picture: NPS) Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland is known for its undeveloped beaches, wildlife and natural coastal habitats. But plans were once in place to turn large parts of Assateague into a resort community with homes, roads, commercial areas and other infrastructure.The island’s story … Read more

In 1916, a Texas woman left six acres of riverbank for the public; her governor son later added 250 acres and the tiny gift helped create Texas’ first state park

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In 1916, a Texas woman left six acres of riverbank for the public; her governor son later added 250 acres and the tiny gift helped create Texas' first state park

Mother Neff State Park (Image Credit: Wikipedia) In 1916, a small piece of land along Texas’ Leon River became the starting point for what would eventually become the state’s first state park. Isabella Neff, known locally as Mother Neff, had long welcomed neighbours and community groups to the riverbank for picnics, gatherings, fishing and other … Read more