DE SOTO, Iowa (AP) — Standing alongside his son’s Ford pickup truck at a central Iowa gas station off Interstate 80, Francisco Castillo was not happy. He had voted for President Donald Trump in the ...

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - A local oyster roast fundraiser was held to spread awareness, benefit the community, and the environment. For the second year, the Oyster Roast for the Coast was held, ...

GEORGETOWN — Mason Eslinger, a second-year student at Horry Georgetown Technical College, relishes being outdoors. Four years ago, he started volunteering with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources ...

A group in Louisiana is taking a unique approach to help create new reefs. They're using recycled oyster shells to create living reefs in the Bayou. Decades of coastal erosion and land loss have ...

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources’ SCORE (South Carolina Oyster Recycling and Enhancement) program is adding a new vehicle to its fleet. The SCORE program ...

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OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - New RESTORE Act funding is expanding oyster shell recycling efforts along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, turning discarded shells from local restaurants into tools for ...

The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority is a participant in the Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling and Restoration Program, which takes shells destined for the trash and returns them to restoration areas in ...

Charleston oysterman Thomas Bierce holds up two oyster shells. The first has been washed, tumbled and grated while the other has been plucked naturally from the water in a cluster. “They respond to ...

The world's largest food distributor is teaming up with New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection to significantly expand the state's shell recycling program. Instead of ending up in ...

Each year, millions of oyster shells are thrown away after hungry restaurant customers suck down their savory meat. Those shells left on plates for waiters to take away are often discarded and take up ...