The Sept. 21 "He said she said" feature does a good job of drawing attention to an issue that affects all members of the Blacksburg community (and, really, all residents of planet Earth): the use of ...

Americans throw away 76 million tons of containers and packaging annually, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. This includes 25 billion polystyrene (Styrofoam) coffee cups. The Earth ...

Scott Hewitt wrote a great article about the local recycling services that was very informative. I’d like to see more stories about the next step: what do recyclers ...

The June 3 article “Ask the Doctors” mentioned that eating heated food in Styrofoam exposes us to cancer and white blood cell damage. This fact is part of the polystyrene (recycling symbol #6 PS) ...

When I gaze upon colorful Colorado I realize the importance of protecting the beauty of our state. That’s the reason I joined Environment Colorado, to work towards environmental sustainability. I knew ...

I live in East Central Illinois, where recycling is not an option. Most of my plastic waste goes directly into the garbage, due to the very limited recycling infrastructure in rural Illinois. As a ...

It is amazing that a Central New York city such as Oswego begins to take up sustainable alternatives to Styrofoam in order to aid the positive future for the environment (“A CNY city leads the way as ...

Politicians (Republicans and Democrats) who represent the people who elected them should (but don’t always) consider all aspects of every decision they make. Every decision should be what is best for ...