Los Angeles Times15d
New trash interceptor will protect Upper Newport Bay, the ‘jewel of the city’
After several years rolling through the city’s project pipeline, a $5.5-million trash wheel intended to help protect the sensitive habitat in Upper Newport Bay has been completed, an achievement ...
ABC716d
Newport Bay trash interceptor to reduce debris, trash going into the ocean by 80%
It's the Newport Bay trash interceptor, just upstream from the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve. The finishing touches were underway Monday. Jon Lowery is a foreman with Jilk Construction ...
WPRI 1216d
Newport nonprofit offering rideshare vouchers for St. Patrick’s Day parade
NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Thousands of revelers are expected to converge Saturday morning for the 69th Annual Newport St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade will step off from Newport City Hall at ...
Orange County Register17d
West Coast’s first water wheel is scooping up trash from Upper Newport Bay
In just its first few weeks in operation, a low-tech water wheel has already scooped up enough trash and debris from the Upper Newport Bay to fill nine dumpsters — including a mattress and more ...