Brian Grimmett, Kansas News Service
Brian Grimmett reports on the environment, energy and natural resources for KMUW in Wichita and the Kansas News Service.
Stories by Brian Grimmett, Kansas News Service
Kansas Regulators Worry Investor’s Influence at Evergy Could Raise Your Electric Rates
A growing relationship between Evergy and activist investment firm Elliott Management is raising red flags with state and federal regulators.
Kansas Farmers Find The Only Thing Harder Than Growing Hemp Is Selling It
Growing industrial hemp, the less sexy cousin of the plant associated with getting high and some medicinal uses, has proven riskier and more difficult than many Kansas farmers initially expected.
Evergy Plans Major Coal Shutdowns, But Environmental Groups Say It’s Not Fast Enough
Under mounting pressure to ditch fossil fuels, Evergy plans to close nearly all of its coal-burning plants in the next 20 years.
Without An Energy Plan, Kansas Could Get Left Behind In The Move To A Greener Economy
Despite ample wind and solar resources, Kansas is lagging other states in developing a statewide energy plan.
How The Search For Water Is Pitting Farmers Against Cities In Western Kansas
The search for water is pitting farmers against cities in western Kansas.
Kansas Grapples With Utility Over Solar Panel Charges
The largest utility in Kansas wants to charge customers with solar panels about $25 a month, even if their homes pull almost no electricity off the grid.
Recent Spate of Tremblers in Kansas Just Might be Subsiding
A recent spate of earthquakes in Kansas might be subsiding, thanks in part to a slowdown in oil and gas exploration.