U.S. farms are covered in plastic, from the sides of greenhouses to plastic mulch, hoop houses, irrigation tubes, and more....
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Are farm fields a hidden source of microplastics?
Row crop agricultural field in the gentle rolling hills of San Benito County in California. Photo taken January 14, 2013....
40 million people share the shrinking Colorado River.
Here’s how that water gets divvied up. The Colorado River passes through Mesa County, March 7, 2024, near Loma. The...
In a first, California cracks down on farms guzzling groundwater
Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Regulators just imposed unprecedented fees on water usage in the state’s agricultural heartland....
Cherish that hamburger. It cost a quarter of the Colorado River, according to researchers.
The Colorado River passes through Mesa County, March 7, 2024, near Loma. New research illuminates how water is used in...