Soil is often overlooked in climate conversations, but it might just be our greatest ally in the fight against rising carbon emissions. While tree planting campaigns make headlines and dominate ...

Seaweeds are versatile algae. They are sources of food, medicine, and many other products, and they have the added benefit of ...

Seagrass has the potential to be one of the world's most effective sponges at soaking up and storing carbon, but we don't yet know how nutrient pollution affects its ability to sequester carbon.

The Mahomet Aquifer, Champaign-Urbana’s primary source of drinking water, is at the center of debate between companies, activists and residents in Illinois over carbon sequestration. The aquifer spans ...

Constructed wetlands do a good job in their early years of capturing carbon in the environment that contributes to climate change -- but that ability does diminish with time as the wetlands mature, a ...

Geologist Ryan Clark points out a map Friday of Iowa’s geology at the Iowa Geological Survey in Coralville. The Iowa Geological Survey, based at the University of Iowa, has received $11.3 million in ...

The battle over carbon capture pipelines in the Midwest is heating up again. An Iowa House subcommittee advanced HSB 507 on ...

Iowa produced 4.6 billion gallons of ethanol in 2025 — a figure consistent with the past two years and one that Iowa ...

South Dakota leads the U.S. in hemp production and proponents believe it has the potential to significantly sequester carbon and boost local manufacturing. Hemp processing facilities are emerging in ...