Pivoting away from full-scale bus base retrofits that go all-in on battery electric buses means that Metro won't face a fiscal cliff until the early 2030s, according to budget writers. Metro's General Manager also framed the move as one that helps to preserve core bus services. The post King County Metro Delays Planned Electrification Work, Pushing Out Fiscal Cliff first appeared on The Urbanist.| The Urbanist
Climate Land Leaders: How to Conserve and Protect Your Land with Teresa OpheimCorn is growing in parts of North Dakota where it didn’t used to grow. Citrus production has fallen 90% over the past two decades in Florida. Other areas have dealt with record rainfall, higher heat, or drought like they have never experienced before. Has the behavior of humans caused permanent alterations in the planet’s weather systems? Is this somehow just an extended weather pattern that will subside? There ...| AmericanFarmlandNews
At Our Towns, we’ve been following the tools and applications of geospatial information systems (GIS), as they have progressed from promise to delivery. GIS helps in countless ways: for cities… The post How Story Maps Drive Progress appeared first on Our Towns.| Our Towns
We've just lived through 50 years of an invention that transformed neighborhood life in much of America, the gas-powered leaf blower. That era is coming to an end. The post Local Action with Global Effects: the Saga of the Leaf Blower appeared first on Our Towns.| Our Towns
Mitchell Hora: 45Z Credits Will Lead to Surge in Carbon AwarenessWhile members of Congress, lobby groups, and impacted Americans argued over the ramifications of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Mitchell Hora was making plans…and feeling optimistic.“It’s a big deal,” Hora told American Farmland Owner from his office in Washington, Iowa. Hora is the founder and CEO of Continuum Ag, an agricultural consulting company that prioritizes improving soil health for fellow farmers.P...| AmericanFarmlandNews
A Montana Man’s Trip to Try to Save His Solar Business: Ralph WaltersSince a Wyoming farm boy who expected a longer career as a lighting technician for film and television never anticipated that he would end up owning a solar business with his wife in Montana, it is perhaps fitting that he took an expected trip to Washington, D.C. to fight for the future of the industry that he now treasures.“It's just a really neat technology,” Ralph Walters told American Farmland Owner from his office...| AmericanFarmlandNews
Whether we know it, or like it, our bodies are polluted by tiny fragments of plastic that fail to break down in our earthly environment. What does that mean for our long-term health, and what can we do about it?| Scope
