Research


Climate Change Impacts on Farms May be Offset by Commodity Prices

An American Farmland Trust White Paper outlines the possible impacts of climate change legislation on agriculture in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.

IEER: French Nuclear Reprocessing Model Will Not Solve U.S. Issues

An Institute for Energy and Environment Research report notes that France uses less than 1 percent of the natural uranium resource and has higher waste volume.

Barcelona Study Measures Stability of Organic Waste

Respiration indices can be used as a measure of the biodegradable organic matter content and stability of organic materials and have defined the most suitable form of expression for those indices.

Harvard, MIT Get $2 M for Research on Climate Change Impacts

The research grants will support studies on allergy risks, wildfires and public health, and vehicle technologies.

Cornell Creates Dynamic Models to Explain Coral Bleaching, Death

Warming conditions shift a coral's predominantly beneficial bacteria to pathogens, according to Cornell researchers who developed the mathematical models.

Cargill's Second Dairy Farm Digester Captures Methane for Power

Dairy cow manure is broken down to create methane biogas, which is burned to produce electricity and sent to the power grid.

WERF Offers $100,000 Award for Groundbreaking Research

Submissions for the Water Environment Research Foundation's Paul L. Busch Award must be submitted by June 1.

NCAR Study Suggests Forest Burn Strategy to Minimize Emissions

Selectively burning underbrush and small trees can lower the chances of high severity wildfires that affect large trees and release more carbon dioxide, according to Christine Wiedinmyer with the National Center for Atmospheric Research.



ACSF Supports EPA's Stricter Ozone Standards

The American Clean Skies Foundation said natural gas is an important energy resource that will help control smog levels.

Chemist Develops Membrane to Sense, Clean Up Nanoparticles

Binghamton University researcher Omowunmi Sadik will test sensors for monitoring engineered nanoparticles using a grant from EPA.

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Breeder Sees Cup Plant Potential as Biomass/Carbon Storage Crop

South Dakota State University is trying to determine if the cup plant can be grown on land unfit for crops.

NRC: Science Justifies Most Fish Protection Action in Bay Delta

However, the justification is not as clear for the basis for specific environmental triggers that indicate when water diversions should be reduced.

Study Links Chlorpyrifos to Childhood Developmental Delays

Exposure to the pesticide, which is used in the agricultural industry, is associated with early childhood developmental delays, according to a Columbia University study.

EPA Reallocates Funding for Hydraulic Fracturing Study

Agency first seeks guidance from the Science Advisory Board's Environmental Engineering Committee to develop the research plan.

NJDEP Hires Centauri Labs for Radiochemical Analysis

The laboratory will test provide analyses for gamma spectroscopy, gross alpha/beta, strontium-89/90, tritium, and iodine-131 in milk, air particulate, charcoal cartridges, soil, fish, vegetation, and aquatic sediment.

Review: Stormwater Is Main Channel for PAHs to Enter NY-NJ Harbor

Researchers suggest the same model applies to other cities and recommend stormwater management plans be developed to control polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Canadian Study: Most Population Centers Exceed WHO PM2.5 Standards

Researchers estimated long-term fine particulate matter concentrations across the globe using satellite data.

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Study: Sewage Sludge Builds Organic Matter in Depleted Soils

A seven-year studying Brazil finds that applications of sewage sludge increased organic content in both clay and sandy soils.

Studies Needed to Assess Long-Term Effects of Drugs in Drinking Water

The Great Lakes Alliance report explores emerging threat and possible solutions.

New Law Would Authorize, Fund Great Lakes' Cleanup

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, led by EPA, would target the most significant chemical, biological, and physical problems in the system.