The food that makes it to your plate is but a fraction of what actually grew in a field somewhere. Cassava, corn, wheat, rice — all critical crops produce waste biomass that farmers might be burning ...

Excess phosphorus in lakes and reservoirs fuels harmful algal blooms, threatens drinking water safety, and damages aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Now, researchers have developed a new machine ...

A new study has shown that biochar, a carbon-rich material produced from biomass, can significantly reduce phosphorus losses from agricultural soils, offering a promising solution to one of the ...

The Pacific Northwest’s expansive forestlands have no shortage of raw material for biochar, a potent soil amendment that also sequesters carbon. However, slash piles and other sources of woody biomass ...

NEW ALBANY, Ind. — When a smokestack suddenly appeared at a Robinson Lumber facility on Roanoke Avenue just before Christmas, neighbors in the nearby residential area started asking questions. "Every ...