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First-Ever Declaration of Colorado River Water Shortage Will Affect Agriculture First

For the first time in history, the United States government has declared an official water... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
August 18, 2021
EPA Reverses Course, Will Allow Use of Pesticide Paraquat

Under the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed some severe bans on the... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
August 6, 2021
California to Institute Extreme Water Reductions for Thousands of Farmers

California, along with essentially all of the American West, is experiencing a period of extreme... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
August 5, 2021
Study: There Are Ways to Dramatically Reduce Agricultural Water Pollution

According to the EPA’s National Rivers and Streams Assessment, only 26 percent of the country’s... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
August 4, 2021
Report: Soil Carbon Credits Need More Consistency to Reduce Emissions

Carbon markets for agriculture are a capitalism-friendly method to, theoretically, reduce carbon dioxide emissions. At... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
July 27, 2021
Study: Wild Pigs Are Releasing as Much Carbon Dioxide as Millions of...

The pig is one of the most adaptable mammal species on the planet. Thanks to... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
July 22, 2021
New Tool Makes It Easier to Analyze How Much Nitrogen Farmers Need...

A standard technique for monocrop growers, especially in the Corn Belt, is to wildly overuse... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
July 20, 2021
EPA to Reverse Trump-Era Clean Water Deregulation

On Wednesday, the EPA chief, Michael Regan, announced that the Biden administration will formally repeal... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
June 10, 2021
Study: Livestock Methane Emissions Are Much Higher Than Thought

Methane is not quite as abundant, as far as greenhouse gases go, as carbon dioxide—but... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
June 7, 2021
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