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Forests store more than a quarter of the earth's carbon dioxide. But trees don't grow fast enough to compete with the amount of fossil fuels released into the atmosphere. Lately, communities are learning that a small solution could make a big impact in fighting climate change.

Laura Stieghorst, who graduated from the University of Miami in December, used the money to found a carbon capture research startup called Básico.

According to the USDA, dairy cows can produce 80 pounds of manure per day.

The federal government is proposing that Florida cut its carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 38 percent by the year 2030.The U.S. Environmental…