Climate change and fire suppression
The unprecedented and deadly blazes that engulfed the American West in 2020 attest to the increasing number, size and severity of wildfires in the region. And while scientists predict the…
Read More...A different kind of land management: let the cows stomp
Regenerative grazing can store more carbon in soils in the form of roots and other plant tissues. But how much can it really help the fight against climate change?
Read More...Could Biden use private land to reach 30×30 goals?
The idea isn’t simply to buy up private property or establish traditional easements. Instead, groups like the Western Landowners Alliance, which represents 15 million acres across the western United States…
Read More...They Want to Start Paying Mother Nature for All Her Hard Work
The global system is built on buying and selling, but often, no one pays for the most basic goods and services that sustain life — water to drink, soil to…
Read More...Biden executive order seeks to involve ag in battling climate change
Addressing climate change is the focus of one of the Biden administration’s latest executive orders, which pauses new oil and gas leasing on public lands or offshore waters, seeks to more…
Read More...Western landowners respond to Biden climate and conservation executive actions
The Biden administration’s announcement today of a package of executive actions on climate and conservation includes several elements that the Western Landowners Alliance (WLA) has insisted are critical to making…
Read More...New U.S. strategy could create massive $10B fund to fight climate disasters
One of the latest Biden administration plans introduces a new framework that will shape U.S. policy to tackle climate change by allocating about $10 billion to the Federal Emergency Management…
Read More...Denver Water concerns rise as drought lingers and reservoir levels dip below norms
As of mid-January, Denver Water’s reservoir storage is down about 4% below normal levels and about 91% of Colorado is currently considered to be in a severe- to exceptional-drought range.…
Read More...Climate change calls for better breeding, conservation and water resilience, says soil scientist
(Subscriber Only) A UC Davis soil scientist says three themes should drive research and policy in sustaining California agriculture under climate change. “We need plant breeding for traits such as…
Read More...Can organic farming solve the climate crisis?
With regenerative agriculture gaining traction, the organic industry is positioning itself as leading the way on carbon sequestration. The research is promising—but inconclusive.
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