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Mexico is trying to ban genetically modified (GM) corn imports and replace them with homegrown native corn varieties. With a presidential decree first signed in 2020 banning all GM corn [...]

As more research has come out showing the benefits of cover crops in climates like that of the American Midwest, more farmers have been looking for ways to begin using [...]

A new study from scientists at the University of Sydney, Australia, lobs another number into our CO2 emissions calculus: 6%, the share of total global emissions that comes from just [...]

New research published in Nature looks at life adrift in the middle of the ocean: coastal species that've made homes on plastic rafts swirling in the Pacific Ocean. Researchers have [...]

A South American weevil has been migrating farther and farther north and has now reached the shores of La Jolla in San Diego, California. The beetle burrows into the tops [...]

As record-setting heat waves rolled across parts of the United States this summer, the Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can no longer regulate carbon emissions from [...]

Researchers publishing in PLOS ONE recently set out to show whether gardening could benefit the mental health of already mentally healthy people. The researchers note that throughout human history, gardening [...]

It's like no other farm you've ever seen. The crops are lettuce, basil, and microgreens--young vegetables that are 1 to 3 inches high. They grow in trays that stretch across [...]

Armed to Farm (www.ArmedToFarm.org) is helping veterans transition into civilian life, teaching the ins and outs of farm business and building a network of veteran farmers to support each other. [...]

Last year, wildfire season started early in California--January. With historic drought and a particularly strong Santa Ana wind, 297 fires spread across more than 1,000 acres in that month alone. [...]

Cover crops are a reemerging farm practice because of their ability to help prevent erosion and build soil health, but they've been slow to catch on in semiarid climates, such [...]

Archangel Ancient Tree Archive propagates the oldest, biggest trees left standing on the West Coast, the 'champion trees' of the redwoods and sequoias. Archangel believes these trees, with more than [...]

There's a clear scientific consensus that a changing climate is leading to increased flood risks for more and more people. But there's an even bigger factor than climate change when [...]

A group of researchers with Texas A&M believe they've settled a long-disputed claim by organic growers: Organic methods produce more nutrient-rich fruits. Specifically, the researchers found that strawberry plants whose [...]

When is a burger not a burger? Impossible Foods is the synthetic meat company producing what could be the most beef-like non-beef ever. The company claims that its burgers are [...]

In 2009, Barack Obama called it 'TIGER' (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery); then, Donald Trump renamed it 'BUILD' (Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development); now, President Joe Biden calls it [...]

Looking for a place to put all that pent-up environmentalist energy? Look no further than the 'Green Dreamer' podcast's directory. The directory is a digital map of 'healing and regenerative [...]

Plants remember droughts, according to a discovery published in Food and Energy Security. That is, crops that experience drought early in their growing season adapt to better handle drought later [...]

Two groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to demand the labeling of seeds coated with neonicotinoids--insecticides known to kill bees. Without federal regulation, farmers currently decide whether to [...]

As part of California's Healthy Soils Initiative, a new website is helping farmers plan and implement composting. The initiative, started in 2015, has been providing technical and financial assistance to [...]

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) reported in October 2021 that United States military bases have been contaminating farms across the country with PFAS--a group of compounds dubbed 'forever chemicals,' because [...]

The long view Now that we have entered the truly new millennium, it is comforting to look back and see that travel has not changed the word so much as […]

SOME TOPICS deserve to be discussed many times, or at least until the word gets around about how to deal with the problem and come up with a suitable solution. [...]

MEDICAL GAS SYSTEMS have experienced a few changes in the recent past but essentially have stayed the same for years. While some modifications have occurred in the types of equipment [...]

ANSI STANDARD Z358.1 Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment has been revised. While this standard was just issued in 1998, major modifications have been made for this year. The standard deals [...]

APPLICATION OF the right type of plumbing equipment determines whether a system works well or fails miserably. One time I sized a water heating system for two different temperatures and [...]

WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING for an easier way to do things. One example is trying to provide water pipe-sizing tables in the codes. While this seems easy enough, sizing tables [...]

THE BIG QUESTION on some difficult projects is: Who is responsible for the final coordination during installation? The answer is not always an easy one, especially if we are dealing [...]

The many types and sizes of water heaters on the market are each suited for different applications. Many methods are used to select a specific type or size. Success depends [...]