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…

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A US war veteran named her Memphis home ‘Serenity’ after 11 quiet years; Elon Musk’s largest US AI data centre moved next door and she says her power bill doubled

Loretta Thornton says noise and fumes have affected her quality of life, while her power bill has doubled. (ABC News: Bradley McLennan) After serving in the US military during the Gulf War, veteran Loretta Thornton settled in a wooded home in Memphis, Tennessee. Living with post-traumatic stress disorder, she named her house ‘Serenity’ and spent…

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Jaguar Land Rover may cut 4,000 jobs as Tata-owned carmaker targets £1.7bn savings and 300,000-vehicle break-even point a year after cyber attack, piling pressure on Andy Burnham’s ‘reindustrialise’ Britain pledge

Jaguar Land Rover may cut up to 4,000 jobs as it targets £1.7bn in savings amid mounting financial pressures. Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is opening a voluntary redundancy programme that could see around 4,000 jobs cut over the next two years, according to a UK media report. The development comes nearly a year…

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In 1888, Wisconsin publisher and women’s-rights pioneer Lisle Lester died penniless in New York; her ashes went unclaimed for 138 years and are finally returning home to Fond du Lac

Lester trained women to work as typesetters at a time when the field was largely dominated by men. (Photos: Found SF) For 138 years, the remains of Lisle Lester, a Fond du Lac woman who became known as a journalist, publisher, actress and advocate for women’s rights, remained unclaimed in a New York mortuary. Now,…

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In 2017, a 14-year-old Virginia girl dug a backyard pond for a school project; 9 years later, it has become a thriving wildlife ecosystem

The transformation demonstrates how even relatively small habitat projects can make a difference when they provide food, water, shelter and appropriate native vegetation What began as a school assignment with a shovel and a patch of ordinary lawn has, nine years later, become a miniature wildlife sanctuary in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. In 2017, 14-year-old Maggie…

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London court clears extradition of Indian-origin pharmacist accused in Hyderabad murder case | World News

Ajith Kumar Mupparapu faces extradition over alleged Hyderabad murder case/Image: Representative Image An Indian-origin pharmacist living in Britain can be extradited to Hyderabad to face trial over allegations that he poisoned his former wife’s family with arsenic and plotted to kill her father, a London court ruled on Friday, Reuters reported.Ajith Kumar Mupparapu, 46, is…

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In 2024, a Pennsylvania couple bought 101 acres near their hometown; before the sale was even final they began planning to protect it, and in 2026 all 101 acres were permanently preserved

The Yinglings chose to permanently protect their 101-acre property. In the fall of 2024, Jeff and Betsy Yingling were preparing to become landowners in Freedom Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. The property they found was only a few miles from their previous home and was located in the area they called their hometown.According to We Conserve…

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In 2021, a landslide cut Denali National Park’s only road in two; five years later a $230 million, 475-foot bridge has been built directly above the still-moving slope

Pretty Rocks bridge (Image Credit: National Park Service) In August 2021, a massive landslide in Denali National Park and Preserve tore apart a section of the park’s only road, cutting off vehicle access to destinations deep inside the Alaska wilderness. Five years later, a new bridge now spans the unstable ground where the road once…

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In 2013, a UK beach began planting discarded Christmas trees to trap blowing sand; by 2026, the project had created 90 metres of new dunes that help defend homes from flooding

More than 2,000 Christmas trees were planted at St Annes beach in February 2026. (Photo: .visitstannes.info) Discarded Christmas trees are being used to help protect homes and businesses along the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, UK. Since the project began in 2013, old Christmas trees have been placed on St Annes beach to trap wind-blown sand…

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