U.S. government moves to open up over 30 million acres of federal land for solar power: ‘A step in the right direction’
The Biden administration has finalized a plan to significantly expand access to federal lands for solar energy development. Specifically, it is opening up over 30 million acres across the Western U.S. for utility-scale solar farms. This builds upon an existing initiative, the Western Solar Plan, which had already approved 22 million acres for solar. The […]
Why space archaeologists are finding more Mayan ruins than ever before
– Space archaeologists are finding more Mayan ruins in Central America than ever before due to advances in satellite technology. – Lidar (light detection and ranging) sensors on satellites can see through dense forest canopies to detect structural features of buried Mayan sites. – In the past 10 years, archaeologists have mapped more Mayan structures […]