The importance of hardiness zones lies in their ability to help gardeners and farmers choose plants that will thrive in their ...

Children and other sensitive groups in Oregon are facing potential adverse health effects, with an air quality map indicating ...

A.R.T.S. uses the Köppen Climate Classification System to define regions of the continental United States. Unlike the USDA Hardiness Zone Map that only measures minimum temperatures, the Köppen system ...

Climate advocates are calling for stronger oversight of the insurance industry and more transparency around risk data. Meanwhile, SB 83, which would officially scrap Oregon's map, has been passed by ...

The USDA announced it was canceling most of the 135 projects funded by the $3.1 billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program last week, calling it a Biden administration-era slush ...

USDA’s just-replaced Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program included nearly $59 million for UI’s Innovative Agriculture and Marketing Partnership project. The grant, intended to ...

The map is a fascinating representation of the protection geography and meteorology gives the millions of people who live in ...

Violators face fines up to $100,000 and a year in jail. Those who start wildfires may also be held responsible for the full cost of fire suppression.

The USDA Forest Service is looking to hire permanent wildland firefighters for the 2025 fire year across national forests and grasslands in Washington and Oregon. The forest service said in a ...

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration ... States Department of Agriculture, or USDA, sent them an email announcing the ...

In 2023, the USDA updated its Plant Hardiness Zone Map, a crucial tool for gardeners selecting plants. Each zone on the map is defined by average annual minimum temperatures. A zone represents 10 ...