A San Rafael startup proposed a sci-fi solution to raise areas facing the twin threats of land subsidence and sea level rise. Some officials and experts are skeptical.
The scale marks a sharp increase from last year’s 900 events, reflecting surging interest from corporations, nonprofits, and philanthropies despite political headwinds in the United States.
The debate centers on how best to balance historic uses of public lands—grazing, mining, timber, energy production, recreation—with conservation imperatives.
Episode 151 of The Driller Newscast blends boots-on-the-ground experience with critical commentary on America’s summer drought patterns and what they mean for the future of water access.
Despite the controversy, the DOE has opened the report for public comment, inviting feedback from stakeholders across academia, industry, and government.
The Office of Research and Development, once central to the EPA’s science-based policies, is being dismantled as part of a sweeping federal downsizing effort.