Jane Braxton Little

Jane Braxton Little, a freelance journalist based in Plumas County, California, writes about science and the environment. Stories for Scientific American, National Geographic, Audubon and EHP include award-winning features about natural fire and the effects of nuclear accidents on forests in Chernobyl and Fukushima.

In California, a push grows to turn dead trees into biomass energy

June 9, 2020

ByJane Braxton Little

As forests in California and the Western U.S. are hit by rising numbers of fires and disease outbreaks related to climate change, some experts argue that using dead and diseased trees to produce biomass energy will help to restore forests and reduce CO2 emissions.
- Renewable Energy

Jane Braxton Little

In California, a push grows to turn dead trees into biomass energy