NEWS & ISSUES
Climate Change Highlights Value of 19th Century Plan for ‘A City Within a Park’
What’s Old is New Again
by Mike Sherry
May 18, 2022
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NEWS & ISSUES
Letting Lawns Grow Wild, Saving Bees During ‘No Mow May’
How Not Mowing the Yard Can Help Pollinators Survive
by Multiple Reporters
May 5, 2022
NEWS & ISSUES
Inflation, Energy Prices Complicate Consumer Calculus Regarding Renewables
Climate Change Numbers Crunch
by Multiple Reporters
May 4, 2022
NEWS & ISSUES
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
May 3, 2022
NEWS & ISSUES
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
April 27, 2022
NEWS & ISSUES
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
April 26, 2022
NEWS & ISSUES
‘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
April 22, 2022
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NEWS & ISSUES
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
April 21, 2022
Funding for Flatland
Provided By
The Fred and Lou Hartwig Family
Jo Anna Dale
Robert & Marlese Gourley
Herbert & Bonnie Buchbinder
NEWS & ISSUES
Imagine That: What If Police Unconditionally Respected the Community?
Trainers Offer KCPD Advice
by Mary Sanchez
April 6, 2022
NEWS & ISSUES
How Kansas Could Lose Billions in Land Values as its Underground Water Runs Dry
Parched Dirt
by David Condos, Kansas News Service
April 1, 2022
