{"650657":{"#nid":"650657","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":" Changing The Rock Dust Applied To Farm Fields Could Help Reduce Carbon Emissions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAgriculture is responsible for more than 10 percent\u0026nbsp;of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and some in the industry are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint.\u0026nbsp;One of those efforts is replacing the kind of crushed rock farmers use to neutralize their soil\u0026rsquo;s acidity, from limestone to basalt. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/reinhard-dr-chris\u0022\u003EChris Reinhard\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is one of the researchers involved in the study. (National Public Radio\u0026#39;s Morning Edition picked up the story, which can be heard \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/09\/21\/1039191137\/researchers-suggest-a-different-way-for-farmers-to-reduce-their-carbon-footprint\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-09-10 18:17:47","changed_gmt":"2021-09-23 16:12:05","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"rapid test","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.iowapublicradio.org\/environment\/2021-09-10\/changing-the-rock-dust-applied-to-farm-fields-could-help-reduce-carbon-emissions","dateline":{"date":"2021-09-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-09-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"170504","name":"Chris Reinhard"},{"id":"669","name":"agriculture"},{"id":"843","name":"greenhouse gas emissions"},{"id":"807","name":"environment"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}