Tire recycling program to begin in county Sept. 1
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Waste center hopes to get rid of debris where water collects and mosquitoes tend to breed. By Diana Lamirand. Recycling junk tires may take a bite out of the local mosquito population.
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By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jun. 13--A program that had its beginnings in Fresno County may enable people across the country to start small farms of their own.
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PROVO -- Habitat for Humanity of Utah County seeks families to participate in its homeownership program.  Program orientation sessions will be today and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Community Action Services, 815 S. Freedom Blvd.
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By Aliana Ramos, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 14--GEORGETOWN -- Control over water and sewer service in rural Georgetown County may be up for grabs.
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By Monica Chen, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Feb. 27--CLOVER -- York County is not yet done with one landfill dispute, but it soon might be taking up another.
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By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  May 24--Sarasota County's Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program purchased a .22-acre creekside property.
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By Tu-Uyen Tran, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Dec. 15--The city of Grand Forks is another step closer to a legal showdown with Turtle River Township, near Manvel, N.D., over a landfill the city wants to build in the township.
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By Mike Salinero, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 6--TAMPA -- A split planning commission took the first step Monday night toward wider protective buffers around Hillsborough County's wetlands.
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By Joanie Baker, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Feb. 16--The Daviess County Sheriff's Department completed training Thursday to use the container program offered by the Kentucky State Police that provides a disposal method for methamphetamine lab waste.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  May 28--The Solid Waste Authority last week asked Horry County Council to designate its landfill on S.C. 90 as the sole disposal site for all county waste, including construction waste. The U.S. Supreme Court recently OK'd such arrangements.
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By Matt Garfield, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Feb. 2--One of York County's most prominent companies is about to get a new competitor.
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By Jeffrey S. Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 9--Camden County could get revenue from a 490-acre landfill even while opponents try to keep it from getting built.
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By Lisa J. Huriash, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 15--TAMARAC -- Within the past couple of months, this suburban  community in western Broward County has become a pioneer in the county for  cutting-edge proposals for fat-free diets and conserving drinking water.
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By Heather Civil, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Dec. 15--FREEPORT -- Walton County has moved a step closer to building an affordable workforce housing project.
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By Gabriel Tynes, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Sep. 16--Walton County commissioners may apply for an exemption from a new state statute rescinding the current ban against operating all terrain vehicles on public roads. The new statute, which goes into effect Oct.
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Steven A. Silverman (D-At Large), Montgomery County Council president, yesterday introduced a proposal to require a special permit for free-standing discount stores larger than 120,000 square
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By JIM LUDWICK Journal Staff Writer  The city will be digging into its own garbage dump this weekend to recover some 150 tons of recyclable material taken to a landfill instead of a recycling plant.