Michigan urgent advisory: Residents urged to prepare emergency kits as flood and winter storm risks loom
Given the unpredictable nature of emergencies in Michigan—including flooding, extreme weather conditions, and winter storms—state authorities are encouraging households to develop comprehensive emergency preparedness strategies that account for both…
Gangs kill 15 in northwestern Nigeria: residents
Armed criminal gangs raided several villages in northwestern Nigeria’s Zamfara state killing at least 15 people, local residents told AFP on Thursday. Gangs kill 15 in northwestern Nigeria: residents Motorcycle riding gunmen who belong to…
In 1976, Minnesota residents fought plans for landfills and development along their river valley; 50 years later, the refuge they helped create protects more than 15,000 acres
Conservation challenges remain part of the conversation and the anniversary panel will examine issues facing the Minnesota River Valley, including water quality, flooding and development along the river’s bluffs. Half a century ago, a stretch of…
A 2,100-acre data-centre project was proposed near a Civil War battlefield park in Virginia; residents fought for years to stop it, ultimately ending the project
Henry Hill at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Prince William County Virginia A major data-centre campus planned beside a historic Civil War battlefield in Virginia has been abandoned after years of community opposition and legal challenges. The…
A Cleveland district fell from nearly 100,000 residents in the 1960s to fewer than 20,000, leaving blocks looking like countryside; a new plan now aims to build 200 homes and could generate up to $182 million for streets, parks and sewers
Parts of the East Side look rural, with the loss of population creating what it called an “urban prairie” A Cleveland district that once had nearly 100,000 residents in the 1960s now has fewer than 20,000, leaving large areas with open green space that…
A Tennessee family wants to turn about 850 acres near the Hiwassee River into an energy campus that could host a data center; residents are raising concerns ahead of the first votes
A proposed industrial campus in Bradley County, Tennessee, is putting economic development, energy demand and environmental protection on a collision course. The Wright family, owners of Wright Brothers Construction, wants to rezone and annex about 850…
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…
This city in New York rejects ‘Lake America’ name, Republican mayor says Lake Ontario is in the DNA of the residents
This city in New York rejects the renaming of Lake Ontario. In a rare display of intra-party pushback, Robert Corradino, the Republican mayor of Oswego, New York, a city situated along the southern shore of Lake Ontario, has publicly rejected recent…
Tiny Scottish village of 200 homes in Auchtertool, Fife, fights plans for world’s second-largest data centre covering more than 100 football pitches; 1,600 objections pile up, residents fear it could dwarf their community
The proposed Cato data centre would cover an area larger than 100 football pitches. (Photo: Daily Mail) Residents of a tiny Scottish village have launched a fierce campaign against plans to build what has been described as the world’s…
Maine students and residents planted 12,000 dune-grass stalks after two 2024 storms washed away dunes; in 2026, volunteers returned with 20,000 more to rebuild the beach
University of New England students plant dune grass at Biddeford Pool beach in Maine. A beach in Biddeford Pool, Maine, is being rebuilt with the help of dune grass. In March 2026, University of New England students and local volunteers planted 20,000…