The rapid uptake of renewable energy technologies in recent decades has increased the
demand of energy researchers, policymakers and energy planners for reliable data on the …

Energy is an integral part of society. The major US energy sources of fossil fuels (coal, oil,
natural gas); biofuels (ethanol); and wind are concentrated in grassland ecosystems of the …

Addressing climate mitigation while meeting global electrification goals will require major
transitions from fossil-fuel dependence to large-scale renewable energy deployment …

Fossil fuel infrastructure has important land-use impacts within the United States, including
the environmental consequences of affected land that persists beyond the lifespan of wells …

Soil attributes, climate, and time since reclamation have important implications for oil and
gas reclamation success on drylands. It is uncertain if reclaimed well pads, on highly …

North America's grassland birds remain in crisis despite decades of conservation efforts.
This review provides an overview of factors contributing to these declines, as well as …

Despite increasing attention, the quantification of ecosystem services values in life cycle
assessment (LCA) remains nascent relative to other impact categories. In this analysis, we …

Projecting landscape impacts from energy development is essential to land management
decisions. We forecast landscape alteration resulting from oil and gas well-pad construction …

Solar photovoltaic (PV) has become the second renewable energy source, giving rise to
potential conflicts with biodiversity conservation. However, the information available about …

Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) drilling has expanded rapidly across the United States,
including in the Fayetteville Shale formation in north-central Arkansas where drilling began …