Allison Kite
Allison Kite is a data reporter for The Missouri Independent and Kansas Reflector, with a focus on the environment and agriculture. A graduate of the University of Kansas, she’s covered state government in both Topeka and Jefferson City, and most recently was City Hall reporter for The Kansas City Star.
Stories by Allison Kite
Some of Missouri’s Largest CAFOs are Seeking Less Stringent State Regulation
Eleven of Missouri’s largest concentrated animal feeding operations are working to reduce the state’s oversight of their hog facilities, despite a record of manure spills and clean water violations.
‘Defund the Police’ was Designed to Provoke a Response. In Missouri, it Worked
Republican lawmakers have responded with outrage to moves in Kansas City and St. Louis to reshuffle police funding.
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.
Missouri Eases Rules for Building CAFOs Despite Outcry About Potential Pollution
Missouri regulators on Tuesday eased the rules governing design of massive industrial hog facilities in a move critics claim was meant to help one controversial facility.
Less Pollution, Lower Bills: Kansas, Missouri Move Ahead on Utility Securitization
Legislation in Kansas and Missouri may soon help utilities to retire coal-fired power plants faster as the energy sector accelerates its transition to renewable energy sources.
Grain Belt Transmission Line Forges Ahead Amid Landowner, Lawmaker Pushback
Kansas and Missouri residents could soon reap the benefits of Grain Belt Express, a massive high-powered transmission line delivering renewable energy.
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