The recent heat is testing SoCal plants and gardeners alike

SoCal weather has been weird. We had the hottest December through February on record, then a heat wave in March. These ...

As Artemis II nears, a ‘moon tree’ grows in North Texas

When Artemis II lifts off on Wednesday, humans will once again circle the moon, over 50 years after Apollo 17, the last crewed lunar mission. In North Texas, a different kind of space explorer has ...

Yes, you can make friends with trees. Here’s why it’s a good idea.

Many of us have loved a tree. Maybe it’s the big sycamore that held a tree house behind your childhood home. Maybe it’s the ...
WFMZ-TV

Nearly 100 residents sue company that owns Carbon County power plant, say burning rubber tires to mine bitcoin pollutes air

NESQUEHONING, Pa. - The company that owns a Carbon County power plant is being sued by a group of nearly 100 residents who live near the plant. In the suit filed Tuesday, opponents say the Panther ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In One of the Wettest Places on the Planet, Indigenous People Build Bridges and Ladders Out of Living Tree Roots

For hundreds of years, Khasi and Jaintia people in Meghalaya, India, have woven the roots of Indian rubber trees into ...

Avoid Growing Fiddle Leaf Figs Unless You're Ready For These 14 Downsides

The fiddle leaf fig is a popular houseplant, grand in size with gigantic leaves. But, there are a few reasons you may want to ...
Houston Public Media

Nonprofit Trees For Houston plants its millionth tree

Houston Matters visits the celebration and planting of the organization’s millionth tree in the region and talks with executive director, Barry Ward. Since its founding in 1983, the area nonprofit ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal

Topeka's Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant sued for age discrimination

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.'s Topeka plant is being sued for age discrimination. On Dec. 19, Harold Ratner filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court of Kansas. He is asking for about $200,000 from ...
ecofinagency

Côte d’Ivoire plans major expansion of natural rubber production capacity

The Ivorian government plans to develop an additional 500,000 hectares of rubber tree plantations over a 10-year period. The plan was disclosed during the general assembly of the Association of ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Effects of a Liquid Organic Biofertilizer from Rubber Seed Cakes on the Growth of Rubber Plants in the Nursery in Côte d’Ivoire ()

1 National Center for Agronomic Research (CNRA), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. 2 Biosciences Training and Research Unit, Felix Houphouët Boigny University of Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Rubber has a ...
Sun Sentinel

Fort Lauderdale eyes lofty goal: Plant 276,000 trees by 2040

Fort Lauderdale sure could use some more trees — up to 276,000 more, to be exact. The city’s proposed urban forestry master plan, which has yet to be adopted by the commission, sets a goal of ...
Rubber World

Braskem and Balsam Hill make world’s first bio-based polyethylene Christmas tree

Philadelphia, PA – Braskem and Balsam Hill ® introduced the world’s first Christmas trees made with plant-based plastic. For Balsam Hill, these trees are an important part of the company’s reNEWTM ...