Aviation fuel, also commonly called “avgas,” is the only transportation fuel in the U.S. to contain lead, the metal that acts as a neurotoxin and has been tied to lowered IQ, learning disabilities and behavioral problems in children. Today, leaded aviation fuel is one of the largest remaining sources of airborne lead, accounting for 70% of it as of 2017, according to EPA.

Collective Colorado 8/24/23

With many of Colorado’s riparian areas at risk, researchers and watershed managers are turning to nature’s master river engineer for help.

Headwaters Magazine 7/17/23

The programs are especially critical given that farmers in the U.S. are aging faster than young farmers are getting in line to take their place, with approximately one-third of the 3.4 million American farmers beinng over the age of 65.

Collective Colorado 9/6/22