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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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This Group is Saving the Kansas River from Tons of Trash

Friends of the Kaw volunteers tackle items as big as septic tanks. Now they’re eyeing an ambitious cleanup target for 2030.

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

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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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Citizen Scientists in the Midwest Help Experts Gather Environmental Data

Having more boots on the ground means more information for scientists to evaluate

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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Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Reintroduces 40 Alligator Snapping Turtles to Sunflower State

The release is a response to the shrinking range of the prehistoric-looking creatures, who haven’t been seen in Kansas since 1991.

by Julie Freijat

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Panasonic Plant Could ‘Revolutionize Region’s Economy’

$4 Billion Facility Opens Next Year

by Martin Rosenberg

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Historic Earthquakes Accounts Guide Modern First Responders

Shaken, Rattled and Rolled...

by Brian Burnes

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