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The goal of this plan is to identify high priority projects that can be accomplished in the near future to reduce our region’s carbon footprint.
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A grant for over $1 million from the USDA will be used to improve the look – and health – of Possum Creek and Spring Run, said MetroParks officials.
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Climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather.
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The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission or MVRPC has received a climate action planning grant from the US EPA.
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Some studies reveal poison ivy stands to benefit from the effects of climate change.
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In late June, smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed the Miami Valley and most of the Midwest. The air quality index reached over 220 — unhealthy for most people. But there’s also some direct effects for Ohio cash crops like soy and corn.
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Both the local air quality alerts and smoky skies are due to the wildfires blazing near Quebec, Canada.
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Senate Bill 83 is scheduled for a second hearing today (Wednesday, March 29) at the statehouse in Columbus
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Ohio is home to a delicious, native fruit that many have never heard of, or even tasted. The pawpaw has more vitamin C than an orange and it tastes–well, it’s hard to describe–but most people think it’s somewhere in the ballpark of a pineapple, mango, or kiwi.
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Local company Woolpert received a fifty million dollar contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Dayton geospatial firm will use the money to help government agencies map the entire coast of the continental United States, as well as Alaska and Hawaii.
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Ohio has over 10 million acres of crop land. For decades much of it has been over-plowed, sprayed with fertilizers and stripped of its nutrients. Although recently, more farmers have seen the economic benefit of shifting their practices and being part of the climate change solution.
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One of the biggest topics at this week's annual Farm Science Review was carbon markets.