Cigarette butts and filters are some of the most littered items in the world. About 4.5 trillion cigarettes are discarded every year. Combined with the toxic emissions and airborne contaminants ...

MONITOR TWP, MI - The Cracker Barrel restaurant in Monitor Township was evacuated Thursday, May 26, after employees and customers noticed that a cluster of three trees along the side of the building ...

An apartment balcony was damaged Saturday when a palm tree ignited from a lit cigarette butt, officials said. Someone threw the butt into dry pine needles, which spread to a palm tree and on to the ...

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