by Liam Smith | July 13, 2023 | Agriculture, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Wastewater
Why is treating water important Water is an essential resource for all forms of life, and access to clean and safe water is a fundamental right. However, due to many human activities, as well as natural processes, water has, and continues to, become contaminated with...
by Ellie Cabell | June 8, 2023 | Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Social Media, Water
Agrivoltaics is the practice of using land concurrently for solar panels and agriculture. In 1981, German physicist Adolf Goetzberger and researcher Armin Zastrow found that crops grew faster and used less water when grown underneath solar panels, rather than...
by Ellie Cabell | June 7, 2023 | Agriculture, Environment, History, Social Media, Water
Imagine a water regulation in the west that encourages those with the largest water rights to waste such a precious resource. Actually, you don’t have to imagine. The “Use It Or Lose It” rule was created when Colorado became a state, and it forces those with water...
by Liam Smith | April 27, 2023 | Agriculture, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, Social Media
Water is a vital resource for life on Earth, and the water cycle is an essential process that helps us keep it. The water cycle, also known as the hydrological cycle, is the continuous movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere and back again....
by Liam Smith | February 10, 2023 | Agriculture, Climate Change, Environment, Irrigation, Population, Social Media
California, the largest agricultural producer in the United States, is facing a severe water crisis. The state’s population and agricultural industry continue to grow, but the supply of water is becoming more and more limited. As a result, farmers are being...
by Liam Smith | January 25, 2023 | Agriculture, Drinking Water, Environment, Health, Social Media
When I think of water quality the first things that come to my mind are water treatment, and pollution cleanup, but beavers are not my first thought. Yet, beavers can help us to protect waterways from increased levels of nitrogen. First, we need to discuss why...
