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EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 27 MIN

Is lightning in a box a climate solution for farmers?

from What On Earth

Farmers are using an old trick as a new way to grow food and reduce emissions. Lightning sparked inside a box helps create fertilizer with less cost to the planet. But it’s controversial, with critics calling it “snake oil.” Those who love it say the proof is in the plants they harvest. Story producer Jennifer Wilson digs into whether lightning in a box is the real thing.

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