Caterpillar announces $1B US compact equipment investment
The machinery producer identifies North Carolina as the site of its planned investment in compact construction and material handling equipment manufacturing.
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The machinery producer identifies North Carolina as the site of its planned investment in compact construction and material handling equipment manufacturing.
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Heat and humidity have led to one of the worst mosquito years in recent history, with West Nile virus at a decade high Los Angeles might be best known for blue skies, beaches and film premiers — but for the last several years it’s held another, unenviable distinction: the most mosquito-infested city in America . And this year has been especially…
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John Mitani spent years studying a huge community of chimpanzees in Uganda. But then things took a dark turn – and his findings stunned the scientific world John Mitani can still remember the first time he set foot in Uganda’s Kibale national park. The old-growth east African rainforest enveloped him, its canopy stretching to heights of 40 metres. Fruit…
Story snapshotThe shoreline is never fixed. Coastlines are constantly changing, whether because of storms, tides or human activity. Climate change, which brings sea level rise and intensifies erosion, makes this evolution all the more visible, and above all more worrying. At the same time, citizen engagement with local (and sometimes global) issues is taking new forms.…
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Draft national strategy accepts the wily invasive species can’t be eradicated but outlines steps to protect native animals most at risk Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here They dart across playgrounds on dainty paws, sneak into back yard coops to eat suburban chickens and kill more than a million native…
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Plans for a 200-room project on an unspoiled beach have pitted developers against the conservationists fighting for smaller-scale schemes to protect the island’s habitat Visitors to Rocky Point in south-west Tobago are drawn to its sandy beach, fringed by coral reefs and dark rock formations and carpeted with the fruit-bearing trees found on Caribbean…
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As archaeologists find treasure trove along new floodplain, conservationists say another Nova Kakhovka would be ecocide On a warm September day, a group of underwater archaeologists and researchers were boiling water for tea on their campfire on the banks of the Dnipro River, tents pitched on the sandy shoreline. They were three weeks into an…
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An autumn break in the French mountain town of Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains offers thermal treatments and glorious walking trails before the winter ski crowds descend Mont Blanc is hiding behind the clouds, but the Aiguille du Midi spears the sky above a mountainside ablaze with russet, gold and tawny tones. The maples flare red; rowan trees are dusted with…
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After two years of work, Franconia Notch's Falling Waters Trail is open with a new reroute—just in time for maximum fall color. The post Hike of the Week: Catch Fall’s Most Spectacular Show on This Newly-Rebuilt New Hampshire Trail appeared first on Backpacker .
Story snapshotIf you spend some time on the banks of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, you just might catch a flash of white beneath the surface. A whale. A beluga whale. You don’t typically expect to find whales in a river, but, sure enough, whales swim here, year-round, in a river hundreds of miles from […] The post How Beluga Whales Ended Up in Canada’s Rivers…
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Hunched shoulders, arched back, and a forward tilt are all hallmarks of bad hiking posture. Sound like you? It’s time to straighten up. The post You Don’t Have a Bad Back—You Just Have Bad Hiking Posture. Here’s How to Fix It. appeared first on Backpacker .
Story snapshotTwenty-nine new anaerobic digesters have come online at wastewater treatment plants since 2020, according to a new report from the American Biogas Council.
Story snapshotDem-Con plans to convert part of its permitted C&D space to hold MSW, while residents around Rumpke's Kentucky landfill continue to log odor complaints. Hawai'i, Mississippi and Michigan also have landfill updates.
Story snapshotAdditionally, the proposed legislation would ban a range of chemicals and define forms of chemical recycling as “disposal.”
Story snapshotThe financing will support the construction of the company’s planned materials recovery facility and solid waste transfer station.
Story snapshotVanden will tie its price to published market benchmarks.
Story snapshotThe organization is partnering with Culligan International and HydraPak on the sustainability effort.
Story snapshotThe company is building an automated facility for preprocessing metal-bearing intermediates that is scheduled for completion in 2028.
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