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Renters: How to Weatherize Your Home to Reduce Energy Costs

While you may not have much control over the cost of utilities, you do have some control over how efficiently you use them.

by Julie Freijat

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Watch: Mapping and Managing Energy Burden in Kansas City

What is energy burden, anyway?

by Julie Freijat

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The Bison that Protect One of Missouri’s Last Prairies

Bison Once Roamed North America with Numbers in the Millions.

by Julie Freijat

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K-State Professor Designs Biodegradable Garments for Sustainable Deathcare

What will you wear to your funeral?

by Julie Freijat

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Urban Trees are Dying: Is Climate Change the Culprit?

Kansas City’s urban canopy is under stress, and the city is working to address the issue. But what are the root causes?

by Haines Eason

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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

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Missouri Business Tests New Net to Catch Invasive Carp Leaping Out of Platte River

Fishing for Solutions: A New Type of Net Design Supports Anglers on the Platte River

by Julie Freijat

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Kansas City Exceeds Need for Electricians as Green Energy Grows

The U.S. energy transition is driving demand for trade workers

by Ceilidh Kern

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Trash to Treasure: Blue River Facility Will Turn Solid Waste into Natural Gas and Fertilizer

New $140 Million Facility Slated for Commissioning Next Year

by Julie Freijat

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Farm to Trouble: Drainage Tile Drives Nutrient Pollution

'We Should Have a Sense of Urgency'

by Joy Mazur, Columbia Missourian

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