A good portion of Northeast Ohio sits on a huge supply of natural gas that drillers have been tapping for more than a century. But, in recent years, as the boundaries between urban and rural fade, oil and gas wells have been edging closer to densely populated areas.

Previous research has demonstrated links between urban sprawl and many of our most pressing public health issues, including obesity and traffic injuries. New research from the University of Virginia Health System shows that urban sprawl also causes delays in ambulances reaching their destinations in sprawling sections of large metropolitan areas in the United States. The study appears in the ...

Previous research has demonstrated links between urban sprawl and many of our most pressing public health issues, including obesity and traffic injuries. New research from the University of Virginia Health System shows that urban sprawl also causes delays in ambulances reaching their destinations in sprawling sections of large metropolitan areas in the United States.

! URBAN ! RIHANNA: DARK ... AND LOVELY? NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna's had a tough go of it of late. So it should come as no surprise that her new album has what she calls some "dark" moments and music in it. But she says there are also some tracks that show her lighter side.

In Japan, there are fears that a potentially deadly Australian invader is beginning to close in on some of the country's most crowded urban areas.

There are fears in Japan that a potentially deadly Australian invader is beginning to close in on some of the country's most crowded urban areas.

JAMAICA Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will this week launch its Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) which is aimed at strengthening the agricultural and tourism sectors in rural areas starting next year.

Towns and cities, witnessing a growing population and change in both quality and quantity of their urban solid waste, are finding garbage disposal a major environmental issue. Garbage clearance and its disposal is becoming a herculean task with the volume of solid waste rising by the day.

Mapping the impact of a nuclear weapon could help emergency responders plan for the worst.

Before heading out to Grandma's, drivers on Interstate 95 and other East Coast highways can get up-to-the-minute speed and congestion information for 24 metropolitan areas and state-to-state drive times by visiting www.i95travelinfo.net.