Soil

After Severe Drought and Storms, Ohio Farmers Fear for Long-Term Soil Health

Intense weather left farmers with small harvests in 2024—and warnings about soil resilience.

By Anika Jane Beamer

Earth’s Land Masses Are Drying Out Fast, Scientists Warn

By Bob Berwyn

Biochar Is ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ for Sequestering Carbon and Combating Climate Change

By Lindsey Byman

‘Spongy’ LA Soaked Up Tons of Water From Atmospheric River

By Kiley Price

California Gears Up for a New Composting Law to Cut Methane Emissions and Enrich Soil

By Grace van Deelen

A Climate-Driven Decline of Tiny Dryland Lichens Could Have Big Global Impacts

By Bob Berwyn

Is a State Program to Foster Sustainable Farming Leaving Out Small-Scale Growers and Farmers of Color?

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

Politicians Are Considering Paying Farmers to Store Carbon. But Some Environmental and Agriculture Groups Say It’s Greenwashing

By Georgina Gustin

Biochar Traps Water and Fixes Carbon in Soil, Helping the Climate. But It’s Expensive

By Jonathan Moens

Don't Sleep on Soil: Huge Carbon Sink is Leaking

By Max Ajl

Scientists Search for Carbon Solutions in Amazonia's 'Black Earth'

By Max Ajl