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A few weeks ago, some hazmat workers in a town north of Impact Absorbents’ headquarters stopped an early morning chemical spill from reaching local waterways. ...

It’s that time of year again: friends and relatives near and far choose to clog the highways and byways of our fine land in an ...

Coney Island, located at the tip of Brooklyn, is nicknamed, “Playground of the World,” thanks to its plethora of amusement parks and reputation as a ...

Children don’t typically influence the weather, though they are known for precipitating spill clean up events. But El Nino (“little boy” in Spanish) is a ...

At 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 5th, the United States will turn back the clock. No, we’re not heading into a kinder, gentler era; just ...

Transparency is a hot topic these days. Celebrities wear transparent clothing on the red carpet. Sometimes they even forget to put on pants. That’s being ...

Attention isn’t a recognized medium of exchange. You can’t buy groceries with it, or get your car fixed by listening with unwavering attention to the ...

Leaves are all around us, and serve so many purposes. Leafy greens are good for you; you’ll want to eat lots of them. Turning over ...

Impact Absorbents has been leading the spill clean up and spill containment industry for more than three decades. With worldwide distribution, it’s amazing to realize ...

Remember Nancy Reagan’s Just Say No campaign? Hers targeted drugs, but made no mention of clay. Which is too bad, because clay is definitely hazardous ...

A lot of people aspire to a management position, especially when they’re just starting out in their career. Of course, if you own your own ...

Do children even study from textbooks anymore, or is it all screens now? Are there still human teachers at the head of the classroom, or ...

Hawaii, once known as a premier tourist destination, has been under siege from wildfires. Fires have also been choking the air over the East coast ...

Remember that Jimi Hendrix classic, Purple Haze, where he sang, “‘Scuse me while I kiss this guy”? Or what about when Credence Clearwater Revival appeared ...

The tune was written for Elvis, and recorded by him as well as a slew of other famous musicians, including the Beatles, Joni Mitchell, and ...

That’s a pretty strange title, isn’t it? Yet think about what Botox does: it’s a non-surgical procedure that helps you look younger, with fewer facial ...

Ocean temperatures like bath water. Flooding in Vermont. Smoky skies over Central Park, resembling the worst of California’s wildfires. We’re living in extreme times: heat, ...

Anyone who has spent time in the San Francisco Bay Area during the summer months knows that this is not the time to wear shorts ...

You’re probably familiar with MSG, a harmful additive that’s often hidden in foods under innocent-sounding labels. ESG is much better for you. ESG stands for ...

Remember high school chemistry? In chem class, the one major admonishment your teacher probably made was to be careful. Even though you weren’t doing hazmat ...

“There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight,” goes an old American standard. When Theodore Metz composed this tune near the end of ...

Some people harbor resentment, which can lead to anger spilling over into caustic language. And while we specialize in cleaning up caustic spills, and spills ...

In Shania Twain’s hilarious takedown song, she says she’s not impressed even if a guy is Brad Pitt. She also sings, “OK, so you’ve got ...

Do you like shopping? Many women (and a lot of guys, too!) love the thrill of the hunt, not for big game but for big ...

You may have heard that a certain pop superstar has been playing to sold-out stadiums this spring. We weren’t able to snag tickets, but there ...

‘Way back in 1963, “Up on the Roof” was a hit for The Drifters. James Taylor recorded it in 1979, and again the song climbed ...

The weather is warmer, and after the winter we’ve had, everyone wants to be outdoors as much as possible. Picnics are a lovely way to ...

Now that the weather is nice, it feels good to spend time outside. One of the joys of being in Nature is peace and quiet. ...

In March, President Biden designated 770,000 square miles southwest of Hawaii as a new marine sanctuary. That’s a lot of water. To put it in ...