Climate Change
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.
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.
KC Ranks 25th Among 100 Cities on Clean Energy Scorecard
Kansas City ranked 25th in the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s latest analysis of how well 100 cities are reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
Good News on Climate Change: Most Americans Now Agree It’s Real, Even in the Midwest
The new 2020 Yale Climate Opinion Map concludes that a majority of Missourians and Kansans believe in climate change.
Kansas City’s Regional Climate Change Effort Soldiers on Despite Pandemic
In the Kansas City area, two local officials have launched an effort that has turned into a bi-state coalition to combat climate change. Those efforts are continuing despite the COVID-19 pandemic.