A state measure could block cities from banning artificial lawns. Turf companies are happy. Environmentalists are not.

A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that increases in salinity in seawater near the surface could help explain some of the decrease in Antarctic sea ...

It's been 10 years since Ohio, Michigan and Ontario agreed to reduce phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie by 40%, and advocates ...

The new program will be paid for through a Surface Water Drainage Utility Fund. The Laramie City Council authorized the fund ...

Managing surface water runoff in water-stressed Sub-Saharan Africa Tuesday, April 01, 2025 — updated on April 05, 2025 Mr Julius Kitone, the founder of JuliKitAI ...

However, environmental degradation is leading to high surface runoff rates, and consequently to a low water retention capacity and the situation of dams and valley tanks.

Reducing surface runoff When heavy rain falls on bare land, water runs off quickly, which can cause floods. Trees, with their roots and fallen leaves, slow this down by helping the ground soak up ...

SEM images of sugarcane biochar (A,B) and pinewood biochar (C,D) showing rough surface features and pores (circled in red). Credit: Frontiers in Environmental Science (2024). DOI: 10.3389/fenvs ...

They fed the SWAT+ model data on land cover, soil, elevation, stream networks and climate, and found that surface water runoff in the watershed had increased by 21% from the time before the ...

They also recharge groundwater supplies and filter surface runoff. The vegetation on golf courses sequesters atmospheric carbon and helps improve air quality, especially in urban areas. One of my ...

The Microsoft Surface Pro 10 features the same design as its two immediate predecessors. That means you get a thin and light device that serves as both a laptop and a tablet. The main draw here is ...

The state’s annual runoff levels from urban areas could fill nearly 6 million football fields with foot-deep water, nearly twice the amount of Florida, its next-wettest rival.