by Danielle Prieur | Aug 11, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON–Seth Squires is a second-generation dairy farmer in upstate New York. At 18, he is part of a new trend in farming: second and third generation Millenials who are choosing to continue their family’s tradition of farming — with anything but...
by Danielle Prieur | Aug 5, 2016 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON — If you ask Randall Reeder, retired Ohio State University Extension agricultural engineer, what he thinks about no-till farming, it’s simple. “If all the land farmed around the world was in no-till, we could probably reverse climate change,” Reeder...
by Danielle Prieur | Aug 4, 2016 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON– One easy way to combat the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on farms and farmers? Grow longer roots. Who has the longest root systems? Perennials. Perennials are plants that live for a season, die and then return again the...
by Shanshan Wang | Jul 13, 2016 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON — Lotus yoga, giant puppets, live music — hundreds of parents and kids from across the nation rallying near Capitol Hill Wednesday, calling for action on climate change. “We are all gathering to show a force of solidarity and connection to...
by Danielle Prieur | Jul 9, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON– New York Rep. Paul Tonko and New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone made surprising statements at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Thursday. They talked about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, even though the hearing was part of a five-hearing...
by Danielle Prieur | Jul 6, 2016 | Environment
WASHINGTON–Rep. Joe Barton warned Wednesday that the 50-year-old Big Brown Power Plant near Fairfield and similar coal-fired power plants, could close within the next year or so due to strict new clean air rules. When that happens, he said, almost 500 Texans...
