About a dozen species of native grasses were initially used to build fresh soil above and below the contaminants, effectively “sandwiching” them between the soils.

Source: https://www.mcall.com/2023/03/20/mountain-areas-in-palmerton-superfund-site-to-receive-another-reseeding/

After a transition period of two to three years their yields would improve and their soils would be much healthier.

Source: https://augustafreepress.com/news/climate-and-energy-news-roundup-august-2023/

“As we face a changing climate, farmers in Indiana, across the Midwest and all over the country are farming in ways that create more resilient farms to build healthy soils and protect our water.”

Source: https://americansongwriter.com/farm-aid-2023-lineup-announced/

“Bordeaux has always been about and doing what is asked by the land,” said Asseily about the power of the soils.

Source: https://www.vaildaily.com/entertainment/wineink-chateau-biac-visits-aspen/

Clay soils are often more common in southern England.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/association-of-british-insurers-aviva-research-b2343270.html

Denver Water, similarly, expects to fill its reservoirs, following strong monsoons last fall that left soils moist, said Nathan Elder, water supply manager for the agency.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/colorado-river-basin-sees-spectacular-snowpack-buying-time-for-big-decisions/article_841dae22-d4c9-11ed-98aa-a387189cb1c9.html

Despite concerns that the volcanic ash, which blanketed 99% of the country, would make soils too toxic to grow crops, "food production has resumed with little impacts," said Siosiua Halavatu, a soil scientist speaking on behalf of the Tongan government.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/one-year-after-volcanic-blast-many-of-tongas-reefs-lay-silent/article_92896161-c342-55e0-b206-08e25725593a.html

He did so expertly, dispatching the word ‘psammophile’ – meaning an organism that thrives in sandy soils.

Source: https://www.thenational.scot/news/23565723.scripps-national-spelling-bee-scots-word-decides-winner/?ref=rss

He said that the pathway was supported by helical piers, which “actually cuts into the soils and minimizes the impact on the soil.”

Source: https://theturtleislandnews.com/index.php/2023/06/29/new-milestone-reached-in-restoration-of-fort-mississauga/

He stressed that how humans manage livestock determines the speed with which desertification takes place – and that we need to use livestock to manage our soils to make what meager precipitation we do receive perform more effectively.

Source: https://countryfolks.com/crop-comments-dodging-desertification/

He stressed that the critical linkage, from soils to crops to animals, had weakened, rapidly approaching breaking point.

Source: https://countryfolks.com/crop-comments-failing-hydrology-101/

Infertile soils and low rainfall are undoubtedly the greatest assets of Australia’s arid regions simply because these “deficiencies” mostly lock out big agriculture, in the form of intensive grazing and with it, widespread land clearing and degradation.

Source: https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2023/10/22/the-simpson-part-of-deserts-stretching-2000-km/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-simpson-part-of-deserts-stretching-2000-km

In my defense, my garden is still very young, and unlike the 30-year-old garden I left three years ago, this one demands a ton of editing and tweaking as I attempt to accommodate the excessively wet soils.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/life/take-time-to-bask-in-the-brightly-colored-fruits-your-gardening-labor/

In nature, the leaves of seedlings growing in the dark deep in saline soils can be directly exposed to different ions in the soil, which can cause plant stress and ultimately plant death.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-11-kind-salt-roads-winter-difference.html

In recent years, long dry spells in the mountains have left the soils parched.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-01-26/colorado-river-in-crisis-the-west-faces-a-water-reckoning

It’s part of Wolfe’s Neck regenerative agriculture practice, which they define as an approach to farming that “builds healthy soils, reduces air pollution, conserves water, and increases biodiversity.”

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/05/13/news/midcoast/wolfes-neck-farm-reducing-co2-emissions/

Los Angeles County prosecutors said they are investigating the possible illegal dumping of contaminated soils taken from the cleanup site and deposited in a nonhazardous waste landfill in Azusa.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-02-california-biggest-environmental-cleanup-contamination.html

Marcelo focused on technology and modelling in complementarity with long term experimental plots to understand the future ability of soils to sequester carbon.

Source: https://www.farminglife.com/business/afbi-soil-conference-showcases-latest-science-4396876

Microplastics are in the soils where fruits and vegetables grow.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/up-in-the-air-study-finds-microplastics-in-high-altitude-cloud-water/

Monkeyflowers are famous for growing in harsh, mineral-rich soils where other plants can't.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-02-single-gene-species-monkeyflower.html