Biochar is widely promoted as a climate friendly soil amendment that can store carbon and improve crop growth. Yet scientists have long debated whether it always benefits soil ecosystems. A new study ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – On a warm morning in Polk County, heavy equipment hummed through rows of citrus as a mobile carbonizer known as a “Tigercat” converted trees and grove debris into biochar — a ...

A University of Missouri researcher is developing a solution to improve soil health and meet the challenges posed by changing environmental and market conditions. Caixia “Ellen” Wan, an associate ...

In lush South Florida, trees and bushes grow all year round. And that means yard waste and dead trees never stop piling up. But leaving them in a landfill is a climate-warming issue. Two South Florida ...

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, or DDT, soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. DDT is an insecticide introduced in 1942. It has now been banned for more ...

CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VGrid Energy Systems, a California-based clean energy producer, announced today it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product ...

We’ve all heard the phrase “from the ground up.” But what if the ground—quite literally—holds more power to fight climate change than we ever imagined? There’s a solution so quiet, so ancient, and so ...