agriculture

Plant roots go to extreme lengths to find water

Understanding how plants will survive and adapt to climate change is crucial as they provide oxygen and take in carbon…

9 years ago

Coca-Cola Sucks Wells Dry in Chiapas, Forcing Residents to Buy Water

Photo Credit: Art Konovalov / Shutterstock.com The water is disappearing in San Felipe Ecatepec, an Indigenous town three miles outside…

9 years ago

DNR scoring system fails to protect Iowa water, air, health

Dickinson County leaders are asking for a temporary moratorium on new animal-confinement operations. The “Master Matrix” is the Iowa Department…

9 years ago

First-ever water tax proposed to tackle unsafe drinking water in California

In this Sept. 18, 2015 photo, a man loads a truck on farmland near Fresno, Calif. U.S. officials with the…

9 years ago

Saving 1 Million Gallons of Water a Day: Sustainable Lessons From Jones Potato Farm

Like most growers, Alan and Leslie Jones don’t like all the fingers pointed at farmers for problems the community faced.…

9 years ago