Say you want to build a wind farm. You find a nice empty knoll in northern Vermont, where the breeze blows steadily and the neighbors don’t complain about sullied views.
Renewable Energy Is Great—but the Grid Can Slow It Down
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$19 Million Research Project Seeks to Understand How Management Impacts Soil Health, Farmer Well-Being
An international coalition announced a $19 million research project aimed at understanding how a farmer or ranchers’ grazing management decisions impacts soil health on pasture and rangeland (commonly called grazing lands) and – in turn – how soil health can positively impact a producer’s land and well-being.
New Study Shows Plants Struggle to Keep Pace With Climate Change in Human-Dominated Landscapes
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz are contributing new insights into the challenges plants face in adapting to climate change.
MU Researchers Say It’s Time to Clean up the Clean Water Act
In 1969, the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland was so polluted that it caught fire, helping to launch the modern environmental movement and prompting Congress to pass the Clean Water Act three years later.
Melting Glaciers May Produce Thousands of Kilometers of New Pacific Salmon Habitat
Retreating glaciers in the Pacific mountains of western North America could produce around 6,150 kilometers of new Pacific salmon habitat by the year 2100, according to a new study.
Belgian Research Cracks Mangrove Puzzle
VUB research uncovers factors that prevent mangroves from spreading in South America.
