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Health
Tyson meat plants dumped millions of pounds of pollution into Missouri and Illinois waterways, report finds
The food giant's meat plants dumped more than 100 million pounds of pollutants into rivers, lakes and ponds in both Illinois and Missouri, a recent report says.
Nation World
Earth Day: How a senator's idea more than 50 years ago got people fighting for their planet
It's not recognized as a federal holiday, but volunteer groups often organize environmental cleanups on April 22.
Environment
Why on Earth do we celebrate Earth Day?
Earth Day is honored every year on April 22, thanks to a 1970 Wisconsin Senator with a passion for the planet.
Nation World
Want to use less plastic? Here are some steps you can take at the grocery store
The global theme for Earth Day on Monday is planet vs. plastic.
Local News
Fayetteville hosts annual community-wide clean up and tree giveaway ahead of Earth Day
EARTH DAY MAY NOT BE UNTIL MONDAY, BUT THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE KICKED THINGS OFF A LITTLE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THEIR ANNUAL COMMUNITY-WIDE CLEAN UP...
Nation World
Starbucks is introducing new cups for cold drinks. Here's what's different
Starbucks says Frappuccinos and other cold drinks account for 75% of its U.S. beverage sales, meaning the plastic cups are widely used across stores.
Local News
Amazon plans to get rid of its signature brown boxes to save the environment
The U.S. goes through enough cardboard boxes in a year to pave a mile-wide road from Charlotte to Los Angeles three times over. Amazon is hoping to fix that.
Nation World
Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon. It's the biggest bug emergence in centuries
An unusual double dose of cicadas is about to hit big time, first in the South and then in Illinois and its neighbors.
Environment
Eco Vista expansion in Tontitown moving forward
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission confirms that the Eco Vista Landfill can continue to expand.
Nation World
Here are the five worst cities to live in this year if you've got pollen allergies
Even experts have been caught off guard: “This season has been so nuts," said Rachna Shah, an allergist and director of the Loyola Medicine Allergy Count.
Nation World
Benito the giraffe goes on a 40-hour road trip to find warmth, and maybe a mate, in central Mexico
The move came after environmental groups waged a campaign complaining about conditions faced by Benito at the city-run Central Park zoo in Ciudad Juarez.
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