The sky turns a rusty orange. The sun dims behind a thick veil of smoke. For millions of Americans, even ones far from wildfire-prone lands, this eerie scene is no longer rare. Extreme wildfires have doubled in frequency and intensity in recent decades, and their smoke is erasing decades of gains in clean air. Fine particulate matter from...
Maine and Connecticut are considering working together to build renewable-energy projects faster, a strategy that could be repeated throughout the region as states with ambitious emissions-reduction goals race to take advantage of federal tax credits before they disappear. “They’re trying to collaborate, trying to coordinate,” said Francis Pullaro, president of clean-energy trade association Renew Northeast. “This is...
For millennia, some of the world’s largest filter-feeding whales, including humpbacks, fin whales, and blue whales, have undertaken some of the longest migrations on earth to travel between their warm breeding grounds in the tropics to nutrient-rich feeding destinations in the poles each year. “Nature has finely tuned these journeys, guided by memory and environmental cues that...
AgZen—a startup behind a “feedback optimized” smart spraying system utilized on almost a million acres of farmland in its second year of commercial operation—has teamed up with Corteva to explore how the pair can further optimize crop inputs. The agreement includes lab and field testing, says Corteva’s crop protection business & strategy enablement lead Marta Garcia, who said...
I was born and raised in Florida, and from my earliest days I’ve been drawn to the land, the water and the life they support. That deep-seated connection has shaped my career and, now, my work today — whether through farming, the hospitality industry or projects that reconnect communities with the land and waters that...
Few examples make that clearer than U.S. Sugar, a Florida-based sugarcane grower and processor that’s turned decades of research and innovation into measurable, on-the-ground environmental progress. From planting and harvesting to processing and transporting roughly 13 percent of America’s refined sugar, the company has incorporated efficient and sustainable practices into each stage of its operation.
I’m lucky to learn firsthand about some of the world’s most cutting-edge technologies. I’ve seen artificial intelligence ace an AP biology test, long before AI became an everyday tool. I’ve seen genetically modified mosquitoes stop malaria in its tracks. I’ve seen geothermal wells go 15,000 feet below the surface of the earth. But if I had to pick...
Wildfires are an increasingly common feature of life in American West, and researchers are working overtime to understand how the resulting smoke affects air quality, human health and climate change. “Wildfires do not emit ozone directly,” Jan Mandel, a professor emeritus of mathematics at University of Colorado Denver, said in a news release. “Wildfire smoke...
Five years later, NextEra is working to bring the nuclear reactor back online. Now, the federal government has given them the green light to start moving the plant out of retirement.
In recent years, conservatives have proudly championed “all of the above” energy as the most practical path for meeting energy demand, strengthening reliability, and lowering emissions. Yet, during a House hearing regarding recent actions by the Department of Energy, “all of the above” seemed to morph into “best of the above.” Of course, we shouldn’t support every...
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