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Do solar farms change local hydrogeology?

Photovoltaic cells, shining with all their promise, in the sun.

Environmental Science major Bridget Beaudoin and Research Assistant Professor Brian Yellen highlight the need for more research into how large-scale solar installations affect local runoff and drainage patterns.