Growing urban populations, more public awareness of pollution and ambitious redevelopment plans propel big drinking water and wastewater treatment investment in two key cities.

In the wake of the Los Angeles fires, the California FAIR Plan, the state's property insurer of last resort, requested ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Wildfires can spread rapidly and last week several homes in Franklin County were threatened by fire, ...

A gas leak on Thursday night prompted a small emergency evacuation at the Bear Hollow community in Garland. Garland Fire Department, Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office and Enbridge Gas crews arrived ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump has had a busy first 24 hours back in the White House. He attended various events and ...

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Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows that in the first three months of the National Housing Accord, construction started ... and immediate kick into action. “The most urgent priorities ...

Credit: Adwo via Shutterstock. The Western Australian (WA) state government has announced the start of construction on a new A$5.1m ($3.17m) volunteer emergency services facility. This modernised ...

Cameron Diaz‘s return to acting is going smoothly: “Back in Action,” a new Netflix film starring Diaz alongside Jamie Foxx, was the streamer’s most-watched title during the week of Jan. 13-19.

Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib and RFS commissioner Rob Rogers met at the facility site outside Moruya to officially kick off construction. Mr Rogers said the facility would house the ...