It looked like it was snowing in balmy, subtropical Beaufort. White particles floated through the air, bouncing off car windshields and collecting in yards, parks and Battery Creek. “I got several ...

An ordinance encouraging builders to contain polystyrene litter on construction sites — or be subject to a stop-work order — was passed by Beaufort City Council Tuesday. It is effective immediately.

The first major winter storm of the year in Lake Tahoe brought more than just snow to its sandy shores — it also spread hundreds of thousands of pieces of polystyrene into the lake. The plastic foam ...