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Environment

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

News & Issues

Kansas City Faces Fight as Feds Ponder Sustainability Grants

Competitors Seek More Than Six Times Available Funding

by Martin Rosenberg

Arts & Culture

Missouri Angler Lands Monster Invasive Carp, Buries It

Plague of River Ecosystems

by Brent Frazee

News & Issues

Kansas City Area Seeks Unprecedented Sustainability Grants

Mid-America Regional Council Submits Nearly $200 million in Grant Applications for Federal Funds

by Martin Rosenberg

News & Issues

Allowing More Juice to Flow Through Power Lines Could Hasten Clean Energy

Grid-enhancing technologies can help existing lines carry more electricity.

by Alex Brown, Stateline

News & Issues

Ethanol Plants Want to Bury CO2 in Kansas to Cut Carbon Footprints

Kansas has three carbon dioxide pipelines. Next, it could get two carbon sequestration wells, linked to ethanol plants.

by Multiple Reporters

News & Issues

Recycling Program Turns Plastic into Park Benches

In the Bag

by Debra Skodack

News & Issues

Grain Belt Express Wins Final Approval in Missouri

Owners plan to construct clean energy power line in Kansas and Missouri first

by Allison Kite

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