A new study reveals how tailoring biochar with minerals and heat can influence soil bacteria and dramatically improve carbon ...

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- For the last decade or so, researchers have been cooking up plans for a material called biochar - a kind of superheated organic charcoal that can be used to help crops grow, ...

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

A proposed plant that would use a high-heat process to turn sludge into fertilizer has residents worried about odors and property values.

A newly engineered biochar material could offer a powerful and low-cost way to remove toxic pollutants from wastewater, ...

A new long-term field study reveals that biochar, a carbon-rich material derived from biomass, can significantly enhance soil carbon storage by ...