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Low-effort household habits that can reduce waste and lower everyday costs

As Earth Day approaches on April 22, households across the country pay closer attention to simple home habits that cut waste and lower everyday costs. Instead of turning waste reduction into a major project, many stick with small changes that make daily life more efficient and less expensive. According to

Data Centers Could Ruin What Makes Montana Beautiful

AI has been a hot topic for the past year as its reach continues to expand. Rather than just generating your WRIT101 essay, it’s being used increasingly in medicine, materials science and for creating videos and images. The growing demand for AI has sparked the development of new data

Proposed AI data centers raise concerns from Montanans

Proposed AI data centers raise concerns from Montanans

The AI data center industry is making its way into Montana, raising a slew of concerns for many residents. Last Monday, the Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC) held a panel discussion at the Gallatin Gateway Community Center to discuss environmental and ethical issues surrounding the presence of AI data centers

Apartment composting grows as small space solutions become more accessible

Want to try composting but your small space just won’t allow it? More apartment residents are folding food-scrap sorting into everyday cleanup rather than treating composting as something only homes with yards can do. With more than a third of U.S. households renting, apartment composting is poised

Earth Hour spotlights the push for reusable packaging

Earth Hour on March 28 will do more than dim lights for an hour. In bars and cafes, it will bring a routine packaging choice into focus as customers decide whether to bring reusable cups or accept another disposable one. For a country that orders drinks and takeout on repeat,

Butte mine waste repository chosen to store contaminated Superfund soil

Butte mine waste repository chosen to store contaminated Superfund soil

BUTTE, Mont. — A 33-acre site northwest of the Berkeley Pit has been selected to store contaminated soil as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund cleanup efforts in Butte. The Butte Mine Waste Repository received official approval from the EPA and the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough

Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough

Billions of dirty diapers end up buried or burned every year in Japan -- more from seniors than babies -- but a recycling breakthrough has given them a new lease of life, one hot mess at a time. A pilot project, billed as a world first, reuses the main ingredient in nappies