Lack of seasonal temperature variation in tropical mountains has led to species that are highly adapted to their narrow niches, creating the right conditions for new species to arise in these areas.
Keith Paustian served on a 17-member national committee whose goal was to develop a research agenda and recommended actions for effective carbon dioxide removal and reliable sequestration methods.
It was the 11th year running that research expenditures, which account for research dollars spent within that period, exceeded $300 million.
The five-year project will aim to predict which entities in the West will be most impacted by changing water quantities and availabilities under current water laws.
The National Science Foundation has awarded about $3 million to support the new program, called InTERFEWS.
New Jersey’s largest utility has agreed to use advanced leak detection technology and data analytics piloted by Colorado State University and EDF to map and measure leaks from natural gas lines.
Colorado State University is part of the new Irrigation Innovation Consortium, a collaborative research effort to accelerate the development and adoption of water and energy efficient irrigation technologies and practices through public-private partnerships.