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Electric Vehicle Adoption Hinges on Better Access to Charging Stations

Missouri Ranks 7th in EV Use, but Charging Stations Follow Old Economic and Racial Dividing Lines

by Multiple Reporters

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Will Climate Change Prevent Me from Being a Parent? Millennials, Gen Z Question Adding More Children to the Earth

Younger Generations Ponder Options in Face of Uncertain Future

by Multiple Reporters

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Inflation, Energy Prices Complicate Consumer Calculus Regarding Renewables

Climate Change Numbers Crunch

by Multiple Reporters

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If More Kansas Citians Rode the Bus by Choice, it Could Shift the Whole City’s Mindset

Despite long wait times between buses, confusing route changes and other inconveniences, these Kansas Citians use public transit not because they have to, but because they want to. Here's why that matters.

by Gina Kaufmann, KCUR 89.3

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Here’s How Residents Along Troost Avenue Can Help Measure Kansas City Air Quality

KC Digital Drive and The Kansas City Beacon are co-hosting an event April 30 to discuss air quality sensors that measure climate, temperature and particulate matter in the air.

by Madison Hopkins, The Beacon

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Not Everyone in Kansas City Drives a Car. This Man has Been Riding the Bus for 45 Years

Despite being designed for cars, Kansas City is home to people who rely on the bus every day. We spent a day riding along with Richard Heimer to learn what's working and what's not in our public transit system.

by Gina Kaufmann, KCUR 89.3

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‘Ten Years to Save the Planet’: Kansas City Metro’s Small-town Mayors Take Up Climate Fight

Mayors and local officials founded Climate Action KC, and are taking measurable steps to reduce emissions and create healthier communities throughout the Kansas City metro.

by Barbara Shelly

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Price of Progress: Grain Belt Express Pits Public Benefit and Private Property Rights in Race Against Climate Change

Transmission Line Would Deliver Renewable Energy Across the Midwest, But Some Landowners Fear it Would ‘Scar’ Their Landscape

by Multiple Reporters

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‘We can’t wait 15 years’: Legislative Committee Works to Overhaul Kansas Water Policy

'Situation in our state is serious'

by Allison Kite

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Curbing KC Food Waste, Tackling Climate Change

Food Cycle KC Harvests the Low-hanging Fruit of Sustainability

by Martin Rosenberg

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