As the clean energy transition picks up pace around the world, more and more land is needed to accommodate utility-scale solar and wind farms. Solar and wind farms need land that is both well-suited ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

LEEDS, Utah (KUTV) — Pam Johnson’s family has been part of the Leeds community for generations and previously had a cattle operation that would graze on the public land in the area. But, in the 1990s, ...

There’s a significant shift towards the recognition of customary rights and the strengthening of women’s land rights.

Gathered together, cropland would take up more than a fifth of the 48 contiguous states. Pasture and rangeland would cover most of the Western U.S., and all of the country’s cities and towns would fit ...

For the first time in over two decades, Mecklenburg County is rolling out a comprehensive update of its zoning and subdivision ordinances — local laws that determine how property can be used, ...

Studies indicate that land used for biofuels, particularly corn ethanol, could be more efficiently utilized for solar energy production or food crops, potentially boosting energy output and addressing ...