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2020: THE LOWEST SOLAR ACTIVITY IN OVER 200 YEARS

This year, solar activity will be marked as the lowest in over 200 years.

After roughly a century, bighorn sheep return to Pyramid Lake

One by one, they bolt out of the gates, all but ignoring the dozens of supporters who quietly cheer them on.

Analysts Tell Lawmakers That Kansas Electric Rate-Making System Favors Utilities

An independent review of Kansas’ rising electricity prices shows the current system for setting rates could use some improvements.

16-Month dredging operation at the Port of Miami DESTROYED 50 to 90 percent of nearby reefs

Dredging, not disease, caused coral death

Glacier Park in Montana Set to Remove ‘Glaciers Will All Be Gone By 2020’ Signs

Montana’s Glacier National Park is being forced to remove all signs that read “glaciers will all be gone by 2020,” after the doomsday scenario didn’t happen.

Henderson area teems with winged visitors from north

Our wintry world looks extra feathery in Southern Nevada through a pair of binoculars.

The 2020 battle over oil and gas setbacks just started

Colorado Rising has proposed ballot measures to increase setbacks and to require companies to front clean-up money before obtaining permits

Research On Irrigation, Soil Health Highlights Jan. 14 Workshop

Public Hearing Scheduled For Proposed Expansion Of Permanent Quarantine

A public hearing will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, to consider the issuance of a permanent quarantine regarding Emerald Ash Borer.

Quality control: Rural Water Wells In High Plains Aquifer Show Large Increase In Nitrate Levels

Kansas private well owners should test water quality annually, according to a recent Kansas State University study that revealed nitrate levels in shallow wells above U.S. Environment Protection Act standards.

Updated: What you need to know about a ballot effort to bring wolves back to Colorado

Should voters make this call of the wild?

$Some Colorado residents want their local governments to ban fracking.$

Some Colorado residents want their local governments to ban fracking.

Here’s why that probably won’t happen. Senate Bill 181 gave local governments new permitting powers over drilling, but a ban is financially and legally risky.

2020 Cover Your Acres Conference Highlights Plants, People

Producers, consultants, and experts will gather for the 17th annual Cover Your Acres Winter Conference on January 14-15, at the Gateway Civic Center in Oberlin, Kansas.

Giant solar project moves closer to breaking ground

A proposed project that would create the largest solar facility in the country is one step closer to breaking ground.

POLLUTER’S PARADISE: How Oil Companies Avoided Environmental Accountability After 10.8 Million Gallons Spilled

EPA scientific panel says some rollbacks of key air, water rules at odds with science

A panel of scientific advisers, including several appointed by President Donald Trump, says some rollbacks of clean-air and vehicle rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency are based on weak scientific analysis and should be revised, according to draft reports published on Tuesday.

Jill Hunsaker Ryan, public health and environment department head, talks environmental justice and air quality

Hunsaker Ryan: “My philosophy is that we hold polluters accountable.”

2019 Wild About Kansas Photo Contest Winners

The newest issue of Kansas Wildlife And Parks Magazine will be dedicated to photos illustrating Kansas, including those taken by winners of the seventh annual Wild About Kansas photo contest.

2019 Wild About Kansas Photo Contest Winners

The newest issue of Kansas Wildlife And Parks Magazine will be dedicated to photos illustrating Kansas, including those taken by winners of the seventh annual Wild About Kansas photo contest.

Here’s Why Kansas CO2 Emissions Are At Their Lowest Level In 40 Years

As global carbon dioxide emissions break records, Kansas is headed in the opposite direction — reducing emissions for 10 straight years.

Why KDOT Uses Beet Juice, How It Works

When KDOT crews treat highways for ice, especially when it is the coldest, motorists might notice darker trails on the pavement instead of the usual white trails left by brine.

Why KDOT Uses Beet Juice, How It Works

When KDOT crews treat highways for ice, especially when it is the coldest, motorists might notice darker trails on the pavement instead of the usual white trails left by brine.

Whiteout Conditions To Blanket The Plains, Midwest As Whipping Blizzard Conditions Bring Heavy Snow

A potentially major winter storm will take aim at the nation’s midsection this weekend and into early next week, bringing the threat for whiteout conditions and up to two feet of snow over portions of the Plains.

Greene County Wilderness Rescue Near Colgate Lake : On Dec. 22 at 2:00 p.m.- CT Hiker Rescued by Rangers

Here’s Why Kansas CO2 Emissions Are At Their Lowest Level In 40 Years

As global carbon dioxide emissions break records, Kansas is headed in the opposite direction — reducing emissions for 10 straight years.

Black tide: The oil blobs that threaten Brazil’s beaches

A dense sludge of crude oil has been devastating Brazil’s beaches for at least three months, and its origin remains unknown by authorities and experts.

Birding Tours, Scout Programs, And Snowshoeing Will Be Featured During The Winter Season

The Montezuma Audubon Center’s programs are a great way to get outside and explore the winter wonderland.

DEP RECREATIONAL BOATING PROGRAM ATTRACTS MORE THAN 1,300 VISITS TO FOUR CATSKILL RESERVOIRS IN 2019

Red Rock Canyon graffiti on rise, volunteers say

They’re armed with big yellow bags with gallons of water, spray bottles filled with an organic solution and lots of brushes.

K-State Corn Production Schools Scheduled For Winter 2020

K-State Research and Extension, in partnership with Kansas Corn, is hosting six one-day Corn Production Schools at locations across Kansas this winter.

Nevada says government’s covert ‘plutonium smuggling operation’ illegal

Nevada wants a federal judge to declare illegal what it calls the U.S. government’s “secret plutonium smuggling operation” and order the removal of weapons-grade material already shipped to a security site north of Las Vegas over the state’s objections.

Deforestation on Brazilian tribal lands highest in 11 years

Deforestation on protected indigenous lands in the Amazon was almost three times higher than the loss of trees in the region as a whole and the highest since 2008, according to a new study based on satellite imagery.

State makes Internet map for Tar Creek Superfund site area residents

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality announced it has introduced a new, interactive map for residents of Ottawa County, the site of the massive Tar Creek Superfund Site.

EPA dubs Colorado a “serious” violator of federal air quality standards

The state has until 2021 to come into compliance with air quality standards or face another downgrade

Electric And Hybrid Vehicle Owners To See Change In Registration Fees

In the 2019 legislative session, law makers passed Senate Substitute for House Bill 2214, which approved the increase in vehicle registration fees for hybrid and electric vehicles

USACE In Kansas City Declares End To 2019 Flood Event On Missouri River

By order of Col. Bill Hannan, the commander of the Kansas City District, the Emergency Operations Center activation level returned to Level IV – normal operations – today.

K-State Researchers Part Of Coalition Focused At Increasing Sustainability With Cover Crops

Agriculture’s grand challenge of feeding the world’s growing population while protecting the environment just got a big boost.

DEFORESTATION IN BRAZIL’S AMAZON UP BY MORE THAN DOUBLE: DATA

The world’s largest tropical forest lost 10,100 square kilometers in that 12-month period

K-State Researchers Make Progress On Work With Industrial Hemp

After one year of growing industrial hemp in test plots, Kansas State University researchers say they’ve moved closer to providing guidance to producers interested in growing the alternative crop in Kansas.

Conservation key as decades-long drought continues

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman said Wednesday that Nevada has been a national leader in water conservation by reducing demand on the Colorado River and investing in infrastructure over the past two decades.

Special Report: Icebound – The climate-change secrets of 19th century ship’s logbooks

On November 14, 1881, an American called George Melville limped across a frozen delta in Siberia and pulled a pole from the snow with his frost-bitten hands.

Researchers discover mysterious holes in the seafloor off Central California

During a recent survey of the deep seafloor off Big Sur, MBARI researchers discovered thousands of mysterious holes or pits in the seafloor.

Engineering Professor Funded For Efforts Of Conserving Water While Preserving Livelihood Of Agricultural Producers

A novel self-governance system, focused on a section of the High Plains Aquifer, will be aided by research at Kansas State University that will develop decision-support tools and understanding to help irrigators and groundwater management districts better regulate scarce groundwater and slow the trend of its depletion.

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