In south-east Georgia, Camden County officials sent out teams to clean out storm drains and ditches in preparation for possible flooding.

BBC: Tropical storm hugs Florida coast

Samaritan's Purse will be organizing teams to help with debris clean up throughout the East Coast.

CNN: Volunteers will be key as Sandy cleanup begins

In many communities, car dealers are the most prominent local businesses, supporting everything from neighborhood clean-up drives to local Little League teams.

FORBES: On The Skids

Now, with the team on a high after the wins over Fiji and Australia this month, Johnstone hopes that coach Andy Robinson can direct his team to a clean sweep in the autumn Tests against higher-ranked teams.

BBC: Johnstone hopes for Scots hat-trick

Mr Maliki sent 30, 000-plus Iraqi troops, closely mentored by teams of American marines, into the city to clean out the Shia militias.

ECONOMIST: Iraq

Government emergency response teams are helping to bail BP out, to help clean up the spill.

FORBES: The BP Oil Spill: Unexpected Consequences

The morning after the eviction, teams of cleaning crews with power washers moved in to execute a "deep clean" of the site, which gained a reputation for a foul smell during its four months of operation.

WSJ: Occupy Movement's Version of the Odd Couple Unfolds in London

By mid-afternoon, police forensics teams and the fire brigade had secured much of the Clapham Junction area and the clean-up began.

CNN: Hundreds join London clean-up as shock turns to anger

We're telling America's scientists and engineers that if they assemble teams of the best minds in their fields and focus on the hardest problems in clean energy, we'll fund the Apollo Projects of our time.

CNN: Transcript: Obama's State of the Union speech