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Insects Don’t Get Love Like Other Animals. But Kansas Can’t Survive Without Them

Scientists are trying to figure out which insect species are struggling, what it means for ecosystems and, ultimately, how it will impact people.

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

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Trees are Spreading Across the Great Plains, Making Climate Change Worse

We normally think of trees as being good for the environment. But in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, they're heating up the earth as woodlands take over grasslands.

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

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A ‘Green Glacier’ is Burying Prairies, Threatening Ranchers and Wildlife

A juggernaut unleashed by humans is grinding slowly across the Great Plains, burying some of the most threatened habitat on the planet beneath dense junipers and shrubland.

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

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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

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Thousands More People are Now Traveling to Kansas for Abortions, Research Finds

In the first half of 2023, nearly two-thirds of people getting abortions in Kansas traveled from out-of-state, according to new data from the Guttmacher Institute.

by Rose Conlon, Kansas News Service

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Kansas Retirees Resist Evergy’s Bid to Hike Electricity Prices and Profits

Evergy executives hope to grow profits by 6% to 8% a year through a combination of cutting costs, increasing prices and selling more electricity.

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

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Politicians Battle Rural Population Declines in Kansas, But Drop-off Continues

Forces Pushing Rural Decline are Much Bigger than State Incentives and Small-town Organizing

by Dylan Lysen, Kansas News Service

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No Place Like Home? The Wizard of Oz Still Shapes the World’s View of Kansas for Better and Worse

The Wizard of Oz and Kansas have been inseparable since farm girl Dorothy Gale first skipped down the yellow brick road. But having an enduring image from the Dust Bowl 1930s might also hold Kansas back from what it wants to be today.

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

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With the Ogallala Aquifer Drying Up, Kansas Ponders Limits to Irrigation

Water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer continue to plummet. But after decades of mostly inaction from Kansas leaders, the state’s approach to water conservation might finally be starting to shift.

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

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‘This is Do or Die’: Western Kansas Farmers Push to Save the Ogallala Aquifer Before it’s Too Late

After decades of irrigation, the aquifer that makes life possible in dry western Kansas is reaching a critical point. But a new plan could save more of what’s left.

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

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Insects Don’t Get Love Like Other Animals. But Kansas Can’t Survive Without Them

Scientists are trying to figure out which insect species are struggling, what it means for ecosystems and, ultimately, how it will impact people.

Trees are Spreading Across the Great Plains, Making Climate Change Worse

We normally think of trees as being good for the environment. But in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, they're heating up the earth as woodlands take over grasslands.

A ‘Green Glacier’ is Burying Prairies, Threatening Ranchers and Wildlife

A juggernaut unleashed by humans is grinding slowly across the Great Plains, burying some of the most threatened habitat on the planet beneath dense junipers and shrubland.

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.

Thousands More People are Now Traveling to Kansas for Abortions, Research Finds

In the first half of 2023, nearly two-thirds of people getting abortions in Kansas traveled from out-of-state, according to new data from the Guttmacher Institute.

Kansas Retirees Resist Evergy’s Bid to Hike Electricity Prices and Profits

Evergy executives hope to grow profits by 6% to 8% a year through a combination of cutting costs, increasing prices and selling more electricity.

Politicians Battle Rural Population Declines in Kansas, But Drop-off Continues

Forces Pushing Rural Decline are Much Bigger than State Incentives and Small-town Organizing

No Place Like Home? The Wizard of Oz Still Shapes the World’s View of Kansas for Better and Worse

The Wizard of Oz and Kansas have been inseparable since farm girl Dorothy Gale first skipped down the yellow brick road. But having an enduring image from the Dust Bowl 1930s might also hold Kansas back from what it wants to be today.

With the Ogallala Aquifer Drying Up, Kansas Ponders Limits to Irrigation

Water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer continue to plummet. But after decades of mostly inaction from Kansas leaders, the state’s approach to water conservation might finally be starting to shift.

‘This is Do or Die’: Western Kansas Farmers Push to Save the Ogallala Aquifer Before it’s Too Late

After decades of irrigation, the aquifer that makes life possible in dry western Kansas is reaching a critical point. But a new plan could save more of what’s left.

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