Washington ferries are going hybrid-electric, but disposal of old ones poses environmental, legal risks
An abandoned ferry in the Puget Sound represents a shared struggle across the West Coast: to sell an old ship or destroy it
The economy affects not just what we buy, but what happens to all that stuff once we throw it away. The market for recyclables is down. Ross Chambless of KUER public radio in Salt Lake City explains what happens to the trash you put in your recycling bin, and why the glass doesn't get recycled - in Salt Lake City at least. First of a series of stories about recycling in Utah.
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