KC Climate

Richard Heimer takes his seat on the RideKC bus that takes him to work every morning.

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.

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Smithville Mayor Damien Boley on a bike path.

‘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.

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A cornfield in Champaign County, Illinois.

Fertilizer Washes off Midwest Farm Fields and Taints Communities’ Drinking Water, Poisons Gulf of Mexico

As rainfall events become more intense and frequent, fertilizers applied to Midwestern farmland wash away, contaminating waterways near and far.

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Rendering of new Kansas City International Airport.

Kansas City Pursues Massive Solar Farm at KCI

Kansas City is considering putting a massive 2,000-acre solar farm on city land at Kansas City International Airport, creating one of the largest solar power installations in the nation.

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Food getting ready to be composted at Missouri Organic Recycling's facility in Liberty, Missouri.

Kansas City Sustainability Projects Get Grants to Fight Food Waste

Projects aimed at reducing food waste in Kansas City have gotten nearly $500,000 in grants from the EPA.

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Austin Cline farms on 1,000 acres in southern Marshall County, Kansas. To the north, the skyline will soon be dotted with wind turbines.

As Kansas, Missouri Keep Building Wind Turbines, Some Communities Look to Regulate

In Missouri, Boone County is considering regulations renewable energy proponents say would make building a wind farm impossible.

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Members of Groundworks NRG's Green Team recently installed "green infrastructure" in Kansas City, Kansas.

Volunteer Green Team Battles Stormwater Runoff in Neighborhoods

The Green Team, a program within Groundworks Northeast Revitalization Group, empowers youth to redesign green spaces in cooperation with local neighborhood associations.

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Heartland Tree Alliance workers prepare to plant an American elm tree in the Fairlane neighborhood of Kansas City.

Earth Day 2021: A Tree A Day Could Help Keep Climate Change At Bay

The Heartland Tree Alliance is working to expand the tree canopy in Kansas City in hopes of mitigating the effects of an urban heat island.

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