…chair of the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy. Sorooshian is distinguished professor of civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences at UC Irvine. The forum, a program of UC…
New Regulations for Groundwater Management
…California’s groundwater basins as outlined in the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) enacted by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 2014. Improving Sustainable Groundwater Management is also a key…
Conserve Energy and Save Costs
…of USDA’s Medium page, How Food and Forestry Are Adapting to a Changing Climate. Since 2009, USDA Rural Development (#USDARD) has invested $11 billion to start or expand 103,000 rural…
Leaders Say Lemon Proposal ‘Defies Logic’
…and will be open to comments till July 11. California Citrus Mutual (CCM) greatly opposes this proposal, saying this is just another act in a series of moves that jeopardize…
People’s Garden
…working together to establish community and school gardens that incorporate sustainable practices and improve communities across the country. Through this Initiative USDA demonstrates that the simple act of planting a…
Bison Officially the National Mammal of the U.S.
The American bison officially became the national mammal of the United States when President Obama signed the National Bison Legacy Act into law. This majestic animal joins the ranks of…
State Says Continue Water Savings
…the state, with limited drinking water supplies in some communities, diminished water for agricultural production and environmental habitat, and severely depleted groundwater basins. The executive order calls for long-term improvements…
$10 Million in Green Energy Research
…and environmentally sustainable sources of biomass and increase the availability of renewable fuels and biobased products, helping to replace the need for gasoline and diesel in vehicles, and diversify our…
Foreign Fruits-Veggies
…and Environment Oregon & OSPIRG on local and national political campaigns. His environmental journalism can be found throughout the web, which also includes regular contributions to sites like Ecolocalizer.com and…
People’s Gardens Across Government
…can more effectively exchange ideas about how to engage thousands of employees and improve employee health and wellness in the workplace. For 21 years my agency, the Agricultural Marketing Service,…
Wildland Fires in a Tube
…heat. Wildfires have similar phases. During an active fire, flames rapidly move over the landscape. The remaining embers can smolder on for days to weeks after the fire front passes,…
Conservation Reserve Program Results
…supporting small businesses and creating jobs. When these direct benefits are taken together with the resulting economic activity, the benefits related to CRP are estimated at $3.1 billion annually,” said…
Fighting Drought With Soil
…soil. The team, led by Samantha Ying, an assistant professor of environmental sciences at UC Riverside, received the grant from the University of California Office of the President. The funding…
Strengthen Rural Communities
…National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). “Nearly 60 million Americans live in rural areas, and their value and impact through the agriculture industry can be felt both domestically and…
