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Watch: Mapping and Managing Energy Burden in Kansas City

What is energy burden, anyway?

by Julie Freijat

Sustainability

This Group is Saving the Kansas River from Tons of Trash

Friends of the Kaw volunteers tackle items as big as septic tanks. Now they’re eyeing an ambitious cleanup target for 2030.

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

Sustainability

The Bison that Protect One of Missouri’s Last Prairies

Bison Once Roamed North America with Numbers in the Millions.

by Julie Freijat

Sustainability

Mum’s The Word on the Solar Farm at Kansas City Airport

Evergy navigates an increasingly complicated energy landscape as talks continue on the airport solar project

by Martin Rosenberg

Sustainability

K-State Professor Designs Biodegradable Garments for Sustainable Deathcare

What will you wear to your funeral?

by Julie Freijat

Sustainability

Citizen Scientists in the Midwest Help Experts Gather Environmental Data

Having more boots on the ground means more information for scientists to evaluate

by Julie Freijat

Sustainability

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Reintroduces 40 Alligator Snapping Turtles to Sunflower State

The release is a response to the shrinking range of the prehistoric-looking creatures, who haven’t been seen in Kansas since 1991.

by Julie Freijat

News & Issues

Sheep, Native Plants and Fire Tested as Methods for Managing Invasive Honeysuckle Next to the Blue River

The Heartland Conservation Alliance is working with local organizations to restore the land on a preserve near the Blue River.

by Julie Freijat

News & Issues

Grass Lawns are a Landscape Staple, But an Environmental Reckoning Looms

Lawns dominate our physical — and cultural — landscapes. Now concerns over environmental impacts are propelling change.

by Teresa Homsi

News & Issues

Environmental Justice: Wyandotte County Seeks Solutions

People Paying the Price of Pollution

by Multiple Reporters

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