Oregon State University scientists and collaborators from throughout the West say that thinning and prescribed burning are crucial parts of adaptive management for seasonally dry, fire-dependent forests such as those east of the Cascade crest.
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Like China, Japan and the U.S. Continue to Finance Overseas Fossil Fuel Power Technologies
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Study Tracks Global Death Toll of COVID-19 Pandemic
New insight on the death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has been published in the open-access eLife journal.
Saving Energy, Cutting Pollution
The University of Utah’s Intermountain Industrial Assessment Center (IIAC) is expanding its scope of helping local businesses save energy.
SwRI, UTSA Collaborate on a Novel Process to Produce Low Carbon Fuels
Southwest Research Institute and The University of Texas at San Antonio are collaborating to combine two catalytic processes into a single reactor, with the overall goal of recycling carbon from CO2 to produce low-cost hydrocarbon fuels.
Up in Smoke
Last month, New York City and other cities along the east coast experienced some of the worst air pollution in the world.