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 ...
Cadmium contamination in agricultural soils is a growing global concern, threatening food safety, crop productivity, and human health. New research shows that not all biochars work the same way and ...
Biochar has long been promoted as a climate-friendly soil amendment, but new research suggests that treating it as a one-size-fits-all solution may be limiting its full potential. A new open-access ...
What is biochar? Biochar is wood chips that go through a process called pyrolysis, basically burning without much oxygen to produce wood charcoal. So biochar is another name for charcoal when not used ...
Biochar could potentially capture a few billion tons of environmentally damaging gases every year. Researchers uncover ...
A new study finds that a nitrification inhibitor outperforms biochar in increasing crop yields and reducing nitrous oxide ...
Invasive plants can wreak havoc on local ecosystems by outcompeting native plants for resources. This can destroy critical ...
COLUSA COUNTY, Calif., Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CarbonZero.Eco, a Silicon Valley–based, venture-backed climate technology startup pioneering regenerative agriculture and carbon removal through ...
Mark Allen, operations manager at Restoration Fuels in John Day, discusses the process of making biochar. Giant mounds of what appears to be black powdery charcoal or crushed pencil lead lie piled ...