Boyan Slat, founder and CEO of nonprofit The Ocean Cleanup, aims to solve this problem by ridding the ocean of 90% of floating plastic by 2040. But, he adds, “I believe we can do it faster.” ...

Officials with Malco want a six-foot aluminum fence around the parking lot area, in their words, “due to increased crime.” ...

Modern fences are often so thoroughly impenetrable, they can slice up already-scarce habitats and restrict wildlife to increasingly small scraps of land. What can be done to reduce their impact?

Composite and vinyl are more modern fence choices. Metal fences are further subdivided into steel/decorative metal, aluminum, and chain-link fences, offering distinct advantages. Wood fences vary from ...