Groups that focus on the environment and small farms are praising a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pause ...

A new petition seeks to end the Rural Energy for America Program’s support for on-farm digesters, which environmental ...

The pause is expected to affect projects on the cusp of securing loan note guarantees, which are used to finalize project ...

Hundreds of millions of dollars intended to cut energy costs have been funneled to costly manure digesters, benefitting industrial-scale livestock operations.

Thirty-four groups that focus on the environment and small farms are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to stop ...

MADISON - New research conducted by environmental groups argues that manure digesters, seen as a solution to pollution from large-scale livestock farms, do more harm than good because of other ways ...

Manure digesters, touted as eco-friendly solutions for managing agricultural waste and reducing greenhouse gases, have limited capacity to reduce livestock-related greenhouse gas emissions, and entail ...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is conducting an environmental review of a biogas facility, commonly known as a manure digester, proposed by Danish energy company Nature Energy in Wilson ...

PRINCETON, Minn. -- Dennis and Marsha Haubenschild were always confident their manure digester would produce electricity and reduce odors, but their system has greatly exceeded expectations. The ...

Biodigesters have been hailed as a climate-friendly way to reduce agricultural emissions and provide income for rural ...