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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is testing a new machine in the mountains of Butte County that turns leftover wood ...

In a forested area near the tiny town of Riddle on Oregon’s west side, Ken Carloni kneels to examine a native orchid. His white ponytail juts out from under a newsboy cap. To the south, a mosaic of ...

A technology has been developed to quickly convert livestock manure, a significant issue in animal farming, into valuable "black gold" rich in carbon within a day. Dr. Yoo Ji-ho and his research team ...

A new study reveals that biochar can actively regulate the movement of antibiotics in soil, offering a promising strategy to reduce agricultural ...

Biochar, a carbon-rich material made from plant waste, is widely promoted as a sustainable solution for removing pollutants ...

Retrieved as trash and unloaded as treasure, piles of dead wood are dropped off at this biochar facility in Berthoud, Colorado, for an opportunity at a second life. James Gaspard is the CEO of this ...

Biochar can help turn agricultural waste into clean hydrogen fuel while cutting carbon pollution, according to a new study in the journal Biochar. Researchers report that a simple two stage catalytic ...

The biochar should enhance plants’ ability to recycle nutrients from the soil, a process called phytoremediation, Muir said. “Our proposal uses biochar to stabilize the nutrients until pasture plants ...