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A 2,000-foot-long floating pipe connected to a submerged net arrived Tuesday at its destination in the Pacific Ocean where it will begin collecting massive amounts of plastic. The system belongs to the Ocean Cleanup Foundation, a Dutch environmental startup that’s aiming to remove 90 percent of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch—the largest of the world’s five ocean trash patches—by 2040. … Read More

After a Call 6 Investigates story last week uncovered safety concerns at bus stops across the Red Line construction zone, IndyGo has made changes to keep riders safe. Since the Red Line construction began along Meridian Street between 18th and 38th streets, the busy road is down to one lane in each direction. Meridian Street sees about 23,000 cars each day, … Read More

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has scheduled a full highway closure of State Route 121 (SR-121) between Vichy Avenue and Wooden Valley Road in rural Napa County to install rockfall prevention netting, agency officials announced. The netting will be installed on a hillside above SR-121 just south of Wooden Valley Road. To ensure worker and public safety, SR-121 between … Read More

For someone who gets violently seasick, Boyan Slat spends a lot of time thinking about the ocean. The Dutch inventor has designed the world’s first ocean plastic cleanup system but admits he won’t be on the ship with it when it launches out of San Francisco on Saturday. “I am not a man of the sea,” he says. After five and a … Read More

A 2,000 foot-long floating pipe connected to an enormous net arrived Tuesday at its destination in the Pacific Ocean to begin cleaning up garbage. Dutch environmental start-up Ocean Cleanup Foundation launched the apparatus from San Francisco last month, CNN reports. It is expected to soon begin work clearing plastics and other debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the largest of five giant oceanic trash … Read More

Spanning acres of high-density orchards, hail netting can provide a critical layer of protection for New York state apples from disfiguring weather damage. To test what is a promising solution to a big problem, a group of forward-thinking growers are partnering with Cornell Extension fruit specialists, and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences researchers. Fruit growers cooperating in the research, … Read More

As the Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition considers ways of addressing concerns about recent suicides, including two recent deaths at the Burgoyne Bridge, the Ministry of Transportation is not considering adding suicide prevention barriers to any of the bridges along provincial highways. In an e-mail, Ben Snair — the manager of legislative affairs and MPP liaison for Transportation Minister John Yakabuski … Read More

Officials in St. Paul said a shipment delay is to blame for the continued closure of the RiverCentre Parking Ramp. The ramp has been closed since May after concrete began falling from the ceiling. Crews shortly after began repair work and also began installing netting on the ceiling to catch any falling debris. KSTP Visit St. Paul, the organization that … Read More

Oklahoma State dropped another conference home game Saturday, suffering a 48-42 defeat to Iowa State. Here’s the best and worst from the game: Worst record in conference home games among Big 12 teams: Oklahoma State It’s true. Saturday’s defeat dropped the Cowboys to 0-2 in conference home games this season. Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech and Iowa State also have … Read More

As many as 30,000 poppies are set to cascade down the walls of All Saints’ Church in Pavement next month to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War. They have been made by people all over the country, many of whom are relatives of those who died in the war and other conflicts, and … Read More