U.S. signs energy pact with China
BEIJING, China - The U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture and China's National Development and Reform Commission recently agreed to strengthen and expand cooperation on biofuels production and use.
Using photosynthesis to produce ethylene offers intriguing alternative
GOLDEN, Colo. -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory have demonstrated a better way to use photosynthesis to produce...
Entomologist asks Pa. hunters for help in deer ‘keds’ research
A Penn State entomologist is asking Pennsylvania deer hunters for help with research on biting flies, which may be vectors of dangerous disease.
Stark County couple working to keep farming in the family
The future of the Wentling farm lies in the hands of the next generation.
Nine arrested for allegedly poaching white-tailed deer
COLUMBUS — Nine suspects from Lorain County face 196 misdemeanor charges and nine felony charges involving the alleged poaching of white-tailed deer in Coshocton...
Canton Audubon Society offers $1,000 scholarship
The Canton Audubon Society offers an annual $1,000 scholarship to local students of Environmental Science.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of April 22, 2010
LISBON, Ohio -- A 4-H Day Camp camping program will be held July 13-15 at the Columbiana County Fairgrounds in Lisbon.
The junior camp session...
FDA to raise bar for food imports
Last year, food imports reached more than 6 million shipments.
Beaver Co. 4-H’ers repeat with market champions
Jason Heinlein of Aliquippa repeated his 2000 grand champion steer performance, followed by Levi McLaughlin of Georgetown who returned with another reserve champion steer.
Superfund cleanup efforts continues to drain billions from taxpayers’ pockets
A new Congress-commissioned report by Resources for the Future scholars Katherine Probst and David Konisky finds that after 20 years and billions of dollars spent cleaning up many of the U.S.'s most contaminated areas the EPA still has a lot more work to do.
