The food that makes it to your plate is but a fraction of what actually grew in a field somewhere. Cassava, corn, wheat, rice — all critical crops produce waste biomass that farmers might be burning ...

Biochar is often seen as a climate solution, but a new study shows it can either cut or boost nitrous oxide emissions depending on the soil.

In lush South Florida, trees and bushes grow all year round. And that means yard waste and dead trees never stop piling up. But leaving them in a landfill is a climate-warming issue. Two South Florida ...

After the Canton paper mill closed and Tropical Storms Fred and Hurricane Helene impacted the area, plenty of wood was left lying around Haywood County. "How do we get rid of this debris?" asked ...

NEW ALBANY, Ind. — When a smokestack suddenly appeared at a Robinson Lumber facility on Roanoke Avenue just before Christmas, neighbors in the nearby residential area started asking questions. "Every ...

Industrial dyes used in textiles, plastics, paper, and cosmetics make wastewater vividly colored and potentially toxic. Many of these dyes resist normal treatment, threatening aquatic life and human ...

ESTACADA, Ore. — An excavator rumbled over a pile of dead tree branches, limbs and woody debris in the Mt. Hood National Forest east of Estacada, Ore., where the Riverside Fire began Sept. 8 and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mike Schmitt, director of sales and marketing with Air Burners, is photographed next to a BioCharger unit on Jan. 8 in Palm City.