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Dramatic images as West Auckland plant nursery goes up in flames

NewstalkZB 31 Aug 2025
A large fire has ripped through a West Auckland plant nursery overnight, with dramatic images showing the “dangerous and out-of-control” blaze at its height.
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A tree a minute for 24 hours: the young Victorian forest that was planted in a day

The Observer 31 Aug 2025
About four years ago the Australian film-maker and outdoorsman Beau Miles set out to plant 1,440 trees and shrubs in 24 hours – enough to turn a blanket of rolling Victorian hills back into bush ... Planting a tree a minute was ‘bloody hard’, Miles says.
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U.S. Army aims to complete majority of cleanup at the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant ...

Lawrence Journal World 31 Aug 2025
Army is getting closer to victory over the pollution that the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant caused ... The former ammunition plant is located in northwest Johnson County, approximately 3 miles southwest of De Soto.
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Gov. Gianforte takes a spin through Gallatin County plants touting American-made vehicles

Hibbing Daily Tribune 30 Aug 2025
Both Acela and Rivian assemble their vehicles in the U.S., though the percentage of domestic components varies. Acela estimates roughly 95% of its parts are U.S.-made, while Rivian outsources some components internationally ... .
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8/29/25 – INVASIVE INSECT TARGETING NAIO PLANTS DETECTED ON KAUAʻI (State of Hawaii)

Public Technologies 30 Aug 2025
) Home» Forestry & Wildlife, Main, News Releases, slider » 8/29/25 - INVASIVE INSECT TARGETING NAIO PLANTS DETECTED ON KAUAʻI 8/29/25 - ...
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Stream Planting Day with Kaipātiki Project (City of Auckland)

Public Technologies 30 Aug 2025
) Join Kaipātiki Project for a meaningful day of planting along the banks of the stream in Eskdale Reserve, one of Kaipātiki's most precious ecosystems championing ...
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DuPont to sell its Kevlar, Nomex business, mainstays at Spruance plant

Calhoun Times 30 Aug 2025
DuPont Co. is selling its Kevlar fiber and Nomex fire-resistant fabric business, including much of the Chesterfield plant’s operations, to Georgia-based chemicals firm Arclin for about $1.8 billion ....
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Odors and upgrades: Fairfax DPW works to help strengthen wastewater plant until upgrades arrive

St Albans Messenger 30 Aug 2025
FAIRFAX – It’s been a busy season for Fairfax’s wastewater utility department. From fixing strong odors to sludge removal, the Department of Public Works is maintaining and improving the aging treatment plant until bigger upgrades arrive ....
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"Information, information, information": Lynda La Plante talks details and 'The Scene of The Crime',

NewstalkZB 30 Aug 2025
Lynda La Plante is the queen of crime fiction.  ... La Plante’s latest novel introduces a new lead detective, CSI Jessica ...
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Public hearing held for proposed Perth bottling plant

The Daily Gazette 30 Aug 2025
PERTH — The planning process continues for a California-based company’s proposed $200 million bottling plant in Perth, with residents adding their input during a public hearing at the town Planning Board's Aug. 20 meeting ... .
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Longview residents question health, quality of life with biomass fuel plant

TDN 30 Aug 2025
The Drax project is currently on-hold as the Southwest Clean Air Agency waits for the company to resubmit permit applications ....
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Gardeners warned to 'act quickly' over horror pest killing plants

The Mirror 30 Aug 2025
Gardening expert Diarmuid Gavin reveals the common problem wreaking havoc over the nation's box hedges - and what can be done about it ... .
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‘It doesn’t make sense’: Marine biologist on Kenya’s proposed nuclear power plant

Mongabay 30 Aug 2025
Kenya is in the process of building its very first nuclear power station ... The town of Uyombo, in Kilifi county on the Kenyan coast, is one of three sites where NuPEA considers building the plant. Very quickly, a cry united the population.
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