Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West's iconic national parks, including Yosemite, on Monday, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty. "It's a free-for-all," Dakota Snider,...
If You Recycled All Plastic Garbage, You Could Buy NFL, Apple & More
This year, I served on the judging panel for The Royal Statistical Society’s International Statistic of the Year. On Dec. 18, we announced the winner: 90.5 percent, the amount of plastic that has never been recycled. OK – but why is that such a big deal? Much like Oxford English...
Fresno Council Says 'No' to Utility Hikes, For Now
Any rate hikes for Fresno utility customers will wait. The Fresno City Council rejected starting a process Thursday that would raise the bill for water, sewer and trash by about $22 through 2023 to a base rate of $118. Council president Esmeralda Soria led the way during the debate, unhappy...