Manage forage to capture carbon
As the single largest land use in the United States, grasslands offer tremendous potential for carbon sequestration and opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, if managed properly.
Clean truck adoption rises as fleets bet on natural gas, BEVs, renewable diesel
From the record surge in renewable diesel use and BEV registrations to a 50% spike in natural gas trucks in 2024 and growing hydrogen use, fleets are embracing diverse decarbonization strategies — even as uncertainty clouds the policy landscape and federal support shrinks.
What’s the deal with microplastics, the material that ‘never goes away’?
Whether we know it, or like it, our bodies are polluted by tiny fragments of plastic that fail to break down in our earthly environment. What does that mean for our long-term health, and what can we do about it?
The Microplastics in Your Brain May Be Causing Mental Health Issues
Each of our brains is swimming in enough microplastics to form a plastic spoon, scientists discovered earlier this year. Since then, medical researchers have been scrambling to understand how that could affect our neurological health.
Superbug That Can Feed on Plastic Is Spreading in Hospitals
A nasty bacterial superbug that kills hundreds of thousands of people per year is spreading through hospitals — and it feeds on something surprising, scientists have now found.
Genome editing makes plants better
Whenever I hear about genome editing, I think about the copy editors that make the articles you read in Farm Press better. Copy editors correct grammar, take out unnecessary words and phrases, and simply make stories more readable.
House votes to block California from banning sales of gas cars by 2035
Both the Senate parliamentarian and the Government Accountability Office have concluded that Congress lacks authority to block California’s climate policy.
Earth's sea ice hits all-time low, NASA satellites reveal
New research from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Colorado measured Arctic sea ice cover on March 22, during what should've been its annual peak. In conclusion, the agency reported seeing 5.53 million square miles (14.33 million square kilometers) of sea ice — for context, that's the lowest Arctic winter sea ice levels have ever been.
Pilot and ADM celebrate Country’s first B99 Biodiesel Retail Offering for Trucking Fleets
DECATUR, April 22, 2025—Pilot celebrated the installation of the country’s first B99 biodiesel retail offering for trucking commercial fleets with a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 22 at its travel center in Decatur, Ill. Joined by partners ADM, Optimus Technologies, the Illinois Soy Association and the American Lung Association, the ceremony highlighted the importance of partnerships to help meet sustainability goals in the trucking industry.
Maryland Launches Biofuels Task Force to Meet Climate Goals
A new task force aimed at increasing biofuel use in Maryland was announced Tuesday as part of the state’s efforts to meet ambitious climate targets.
The Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition launched the Maryland Biofuels Task Force to help the state achieve goals set by the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, which requires a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2006 levels by 2031 and net-zero emissions by 2045.
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