Misinformation about the effects of offshore wind turbines on marine life could derail offshore wind farm projects in New York and New Jersey. The issue stems from a string of whale deaths in both states over the last two months. Experts have not found a link between offshore wind turbines and harm to whales, but misinformation has continued to spread. .
New funds will help plug abandoned oil and gas wells in the Keystone State, and should boost the region s economy in the process. It is a big job, since there are about 8,900 so-called "orphan" wells in the state, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The state has been awarded $25 million in federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure bill. .
A northeast Nebraska farming operation is starting the new year with an even bigger commitment to conservation, and they hope other farms take note. Cover cropping and organic farming are already practiced by the Winnebago Tribe s Ho-Chunk Farms. And through the U.S. .
By Katie Watkins for Houston Public Media.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for Texas News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration On a muggy Monday morning at Exploration Green in Clear Lake, walkers are on trails that meander along natural-looking ponds. Red-winged Blackbirds chirp in the distance and rabbits hide in the tall grasses and reeds. It’s a public greenspace and nature preserve — it’s also a massive flood detention project. .
By Jacqueline Covey for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for New Mexico News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration Tucked high in a mountain range in San Diego County, California, ranch managers Rob Paulin and Jeremey Walker rely on "spunky" cows to mitigate wildfire by grazing on the chaparral brush and shrubbery that traditional market cattle won t seek-let alone eat. "Spunky," Paulin said with a smile as he surveyed his herd coming into a valley from mountain foraging. "That s one way to put it." Originally from the Andalucía region of Spain, these Raramuri Criollo cattle are small and trim-weighing about 800 pounds each, compared to a 1,200-plus-pound Angus cattle. " .