A new study reveals that a simple combination of biochar and plant ash can restore soil health, reduce plant disease, and improve crop resilience by reshaping the hidden ecosystem around plant roots.

Heavy metal pollution from mining and industrial activities continues to threaten soils, ecosystems, and human health worldwide. Contaminants such as lead and zinc can persist in soils for decades, ...

Local parks in Cincinnati have been using an ingredient called biochar to help trees grow. They’ve been purchasing it from ...

Restoration Bioproducts‘ executives and employees gathered with state and local officials Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the company’s Sussex County biochar production facility. Through a ...

Meghalaya inaugurated a community biochar plant at Umsli in Ri-Bhoi on May 11. The project forms part of the state's push to strengthen organic farming, soil health and rural incomes.

Advocates and opponents remain at odds over a proposed fertilizer plant in Moreau in the wake of new federal guidelines on PFAS chemicals. Saratoga Biochar Solutions’ $83 million proposed facility ...

MOREAU, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Last week, the town of Moreau made a decision on a proposed fertilizer plant that has sparked no shortage of pushback from town residents. Now, it’s official: Saratoga Biochar ...

JOHN DAY, Ore. — Giant mounds of what appears to be black powdery charcoal or crushed pencil lead lie piled outside a towering industrial plant built in recent years on the Malheur Lumber property in ...

MOREAU, N.Y. (NEWS10) – This Friday, a group of concerned Moreau area citizens will gather together to protest a project they believe will lead to significant environmental and community harm. Members ...

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