…to sustainably manage groundwater,” said DWR Director Mark Cowin. “These regulations will help communities bring aquifers into balance and prepare for a changing climate and future droughts.” Groundwater is vital…
Funding for Bioeconomy Research and Development
…at the pump, bolstering national security by relying less on foreign oil, and combatting climate change with investments in technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide for cleaner air,”…
Food Waste Goals
…our everyday trash, about 21 percent of the waste stream. Reducing food waste will help the United States address climate change, as 20 percent of total U.S. methane emissions come…
Funding for Critical Water Research
…work to mitigate climate change can be found in the Department’s most recent entry on Medium, How Food and Forestry Are Adapting to a Changing Climate. Science funded by AFRI…
Agri View: Chocolate Pleasure
…respond to climate conditions in the coming decades, the researchers brought together climate projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report with rainfall and temperature data from…
Funding Available for Foundational Agricultural Research
…agriculture to combat childhood obesity, improve and sustain rural economic growth, address water availability issues, increase food production, find new sources of energy, mitigate the impacts of climate variability and…
Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Results
…Department’s framework for helping farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners respond to climate change. Since 2009, USDA programs and partnerships have supported climate mitigation and adaptation efforts. These efforts led to…
New Leader for Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy
…fields of interest include hydrometeorology, water resources systems, climate studies and application of remote sensing to water resources issues in arid and semi-arid zones. Sorooshian is a member of the…
New Regulations for Groundwater Management
…recharge (Water Code §10733.2) which will help prepare communities for a changing climate and future droughts. High and medium priority groundwater basins identified as critically over-drafted must be managed under…
Conserve Energy and Save Costs
…efficiency solutions has been one of the most important components of USDA’s climate mitigation investments,” Vilsack said. “Nationwide, Americans are lowering their carbon footprint and energy bills by being more…
People’s Garden
…garden can help unite neighborhoods in a common effort and inspire locally-led solutions to challenges facing our country – from hunger to climate change. USDA Headquarters People’s Garden On Lincoln’s…
Agri View: Weather Losses
…benefit from a changing climate). The agricultural sector continually adapts to climate change through changes in crop rotations, planting times, genetic selection, fertilizer management, pest management, water management, and shifts…
State Says Continue Water Savings
Executive Order Aims to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life in California Moving to bolster California’s climate and drought resilience, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an executive order…
$10 Million in Green Energy Research
…other safety net options to support farmers producing biomass for renewable energy. This month, USDA is examining what a changing climate means to agriculture and how USDA is working to…