that each of us holds an obligation to preserve and protect our environment. Through our everyday choices and actions, we collectively have a huge impact on our world. It's really a simple concept, but one with far reaching effects.

Keep America Beautiful follows a practical approach that unites citizens, businesses and government to find solutions that advance our core issues of preventing litter, reducing waste, and beautifying communities.

The diverse American landscape consists of many different "community environments," each with their own interconnected needs and challenges. With a national network of nearly 1000 local affiliates and participating organizations, we combine education with hands-on stewardship to address the needs of communities on an intensely local and effective level.

Keep America Beautiful Joins Keep New York City Beautiful Coalition for Earth Day Rally. Miss America 2009 Katie Stam and KAB President & CEO Matt McKenna usher in Earth Day in Times Square. More > Nashville Site of Great American Cleanup "Green Starts Here" Rally.  More than 1,000 volunteers participate in educational showcase and cleanup, green-up and fix-up activities.  More>   MORE NATIONAL NEWS >>

2009-06-26 TheTownTalk.com (AP) Local project receives DEQ award money Keep CENLA Beautiful has been awarded $42,000 by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to establish household hazardous materials collection for Grant Parish and to remove school lab waste from LaSalle and Grant... 2009-06-26 The Deming Headlight Smyer reports KLCB awarded grant money ' 1 ' Fannie Smyer, program coordinator for Keep Luna County Beautiful, received notification last week that New Mexico Clean and Beautiful, a division of the New Mexico Tourism Department, has awarded a $24,000 operating grant to KLCB for the upcoming fiscal... 2009-06-26 Hawk Central The Scout Parks handing out trash bag for 4th Iowa state park staffers will hand out reusable trash bags, leading up to the 4th of July holiday weekend to help campers and visitors with the state's carry in/carry out trash... 2009-06-25 Newschief.com Young KPCB volunteers paint for recycling LAKE WALES - Keep Polk County Beautiful recently enlisted the help of many of its youth volunteers to help spread the message of recycling. Youth volunteers from the River Ranch Property Owner's Association led the way by painting the base coat and one side of a donated 20-yard roll-off can... 2009-06-25 The Meridian Star When the Magnolias bloom When the Magnolias make that perfect bloom -- all is right with the world or so it has seemed to me. I mean what a double treat to gaze upon the creamy white blooms, and then breathe the luscious fragrance -- yep, a double... 2009-06-24 Neighbors Coppell Community Garden continues success with Keep Texas Beautiful Award Keep Texas Beautiful announced the Coppell Community Garden as the second place winner of the 2009 Civic Organization Leadership Award. The honor recognizes the efforts of the Coppell Community Garden to better the Coppell community and the... 2009-06-24 Nptelegraph.com Volunteers tour NP for annual Litter Index The North Platte Telegraph Looking at litter is the first place to begin. On Tuesday, volunteers boarded a bus and toured sections of North Platte to assess types of litter present within the community for the 2009 Litter... 2009-06-24 Rock River Times More than 750 attended Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful s Medication Collection LOVES PARK, Ill. More than 750 households attended Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful s Medication Collection Saturday, June 13. It is estimated that more than 1,400 pounds of unused, unwanted and expired prescription and over-the-counter medications were... 2009-06-24 The MetroWest Daily News HANEISEN: Finding a need for garden excess Those of us lucky enough to have a home garden know that when the harvest comes in during a season of plenty, well, it's just too much food. Neighbors, friends and family usually are the recipients of bags of fresh picked tomatoes, cucumbers and summer... 2009-06-24 Queens Ledger Rust Never Sleeps Approximately 100 volunteers gathered in Maspeth this past Saturday to undertake a mammoth operation: cleaning gritty Rust Street, which runs right through the heart of industrial Maspeth and shows... 2009-06-23 WTOV9.Com Recycling Gets Easier In Belmont County ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio -- A new recycling location in St. Clairsville will make it much easier for people to go green. Residents are encouraged to bring paper, aluminum, jars and other items to a new recycling trailer near the fairgrounds on... 2009-06-23 Clarionledger.com (AP) Cleanup effort ramps up Junkyards put on notice: Businesses told to cut grass, move... 2009-06-23 The MetroWest Daily News Haneisen: Garden excess for a cause Those of us lucky enough to have a home garden know that when the harvest comes in during a season of plenty, well, it's just too much food. Neighbors, friends and family usually are the recipients of bags of fresh picked tomatoes, cucumbers and summer... 2009-06-22 Kansas City Star Dreamscape Makeover winner to get $10,000 in landscaping If your yard needs a real sprucing up, its time to take a chance. The winner of the Dreamscape Makeover will get $10,000 worth of landscaping. The contest is sponsored by Keep Kansas City Beautiful, an affiliate of Bridging the... 2009-06-22 Chattanoogan.com Historic Park Receives Historic Makeover In Tough Times Everyone has been adversely touched by the current economy in some way, and the Audubon Acres wildlife sanctuary is no exception. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Audubon Acres needs the community s helping hands to give it a makeover that will preserve it for years to... 2009-06-22 Coastal Courier.com Debris from cars is still litter Keep Liberty... 2009-06-22 The Flint Journal - MLive.com Grow a delicious and colorful garden Kids aren't the only gardeners who get excited by the wonderfully colored veggies we can grow. I love the purple beans that turn green when you cook them, and Five Color Silverbeet chard, as well as the new red and yellow carrots and orange... 2009-06-22 Courier-journal.com (AP) Louisville considering move to bigger recycling bins http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090622/GREEN/906220301/1008/NEWS01 2009-06-22 The Daily Times (AP) Keep Blount Beautiful treasured Dear Editor: This is a letter of appreciation for Keep Blount Beautiful, a group that is working hard to help make this area we live in a place to be proud of, a place that demonstrates that its citizens realize what a blessed piece of the earth we live... 2009-06-21 Mysuncoast.com Students win cash and pizza in graffiti contest MANATEE COUNTY - Law enforcement officers say graffiti is not just writings on a wall, it's a criminal act that defaces property and could lead to gang... 2009-06-21 Fresno Bee (AP) Beautify Fresno A tremendous amount of work, experience, planning and effort has been made to beautify our roadways in the city of Fresno, with trees, flowers, murals, brickwork and other efforts made to make much of Fresno a beautiful residential... 2009-06-21 16 Wapt.com Neighbors Happy To See Illegal Dumping Cleaned Up Acting Mayor Dr. Leslie McLemore Continuing 'Keep Jackson Beautiful'... 2009-06-21 Hammond Star.com Anti-litter campaign paying dividends City officials and neighborhood residents continued to push the anti-littering message in Lincoln Park Subdivision Saturday with a cleanup campaign. The Keep Hammond Beautiful Committee sponsored the sweep as part of its monthly citywide anti-litter campaign, during which certain areas are...

Great American Cleanup in Mississippi for Gulf Coast Restoration Project Hundreds of volunteers from across the country are returning for the fourth year to participate in the 2009 Great American Hurricane Restoration Project in Waveland, Miss. The initiative is one of three national Great American Cleanup kickoff events. Read More > Keep Phoenix Beautiful, UPS Inspire Change at Historic Site Keep Phoenix Beautiful and the UPS Desert Mountain District partnered to help support the beautification of historica Pueblo Grande Museum, as as a part of the UPS Global Volunteer Month Environmental Challenge. The museum reminds visitors of the rich history and culture that shaped present-day Phoenix. Read More >

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