A student-led program at Boise State University is helping make science more accessible for Spanish speakers. Project Scientia provides Spanish translations for research in areas such as climate science. Program Director and university Spanish Professor Carolina Viera, Ph.D, says it can be hard to find science sources in Spanish. .
It s early in the season for wildfires in Nebraska, but dozens of firefighters have already been battling a large wildfire near North Platte for several days. The severity of the "Betty s Way" fire led Gov. Jim Pillen to declare a state of emergency. .
Pennsylvania is a major source of greenhouse gas pollution in the U.S. A new study has identified a path for its industries to reduce their emissions by 80% by 2050 but additional efforts are needed to achieve the goal in the industrial sector. The "Roadmap to Industrial Decarbonization" outlines specific strategies for each type of industry in the state to lower their carbon footprint. .
A cooperative effort has seeded more than 26,000 acres in eastern Nevada. It s all in an effort to increase desirable grasses, forbs and shrubs while decreasing the prevalence of invasive annual grasses and weeds that can take root in fire-burned areas. Neil Frakes, emergency stabilization and rehabilitation program manager with the Bureau of Land Management, said the initiative was a joint effort among the BLM, the Nevada Department of Wildlife and the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition, and added seeding can help stabilize ecological conditions after a fire, starting with soil. .
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