Abandoned lands could be both an opportunity and a threat for biodiversity; a recent article highlights why abandoned lands are critical in the assessment of global restoration and conservation ...
Solar panels, carbon storage and alternative fuel sources are all key elements of the U.S. transition to cleaner forms of energy, reducing the country's reliance on climate change-causing fossil fuels ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Two projects to reclaim abandoned mine lands and restore polluted streams in Schuylkill County are set to receive millions in new funding. The following projects received a total of ...
About 30 million acres of U.S. cropland have been abandoned since the 1980s, a new analysis suggests. The study, published in Environmental Research Letters, offers a detailed look at land with ...
MADISON, Wis. -- Across the U.S. there's about 30 million acres of land that's been cultivated but abandoned since the 1980s. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison now know where they are ...
A new study from researchers at Texas A&M University found that abandoned buildings and vacant lots are creating dangerous surface temperatures in Houston, already one of the 10 hottest cities in the ...
Researchers studying how species respond to repeated and rapid land cover changes say more focus needs to be placed on preserving the biodiversity value of human-dominated landscapes. With much of the ...
When people leave their rural lives behind to seek their fortunes in the city or agriculture is no longer profitable, the lands they toiled on are often left unused. A new perspective piece in Science ...