As farmers and ranchers struggle to adapt to the extreme weather caused by climate change, conventional agricultural practices aggravate the problem, producing nearly ten percent of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions. There are evidenced-based practices farmers can use to increase resilience...

This chapter examines the agricultural strategies, practices, and technologies available to increase soil carbon sequestration and reduce GHG emissions. It summarizes the research documenting the many agricultural practices that have been demonstrated to reduce GHG emissions and increase carbon...

Our society cannot implement effective policies to reduce agricultural emissions without an accurate understanding of the primary constituencies. While analysts often make broad statements about “farmers,” “ranchers,” and “rural communities,” careful analysis of who actually produces...

While noting that we have made good progress in cleaning up the environment in the past three decades, this article emphasizes the significant extent to which we have failed to meet many of the goals articulated in the landmark environmental laws of the 1970s. For example, air and water...

This compilation article provides a rare behind the scenes glimpse into landmark environmental cases from those who litigated them, including Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Bruce Terris, Professor Zygmunt Plater, Professor Ann Powers, Mike Axline, David Bookbinder, and Peter Lehner. In 1970, Congress...