agriculture

Iowa farms using low-tech systems to filter fertilizer-borne nitrates from water

Photo: A worker shovels wood chips in a bioreactor trench in a farm field, on March 28, 2023, near Roland,…

2 years ago

Farmers Recharged Groundwater by Catching Atmospheric Rivers

Photo: Standing water in a blooming almond orchard cause by excessive rain near Manteca, California. After years of drought and…

2 years ago

Before Western States Suck the Colorado River Dry, We Have One Last Chance to Act

Photo: The Lake Mead reservoir in Nevada is showing a “bathtub ring” because of drought.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times The…

2 years ago

Hedgerows: Can They Help Save the Planet?

Photo: Hedgerows are straightforward strips of shrubs or trees roughly 15 feet wide, and they highlight nature's complex work. (Sierra…

2 years ago

Groundwater Gold Rush

This is the first article in a Bloomberg Green series investigating how private investors are commandeering public water for profit…

2 years ago