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Posts Tagged ‘Climate Change’

A ‘Green Glacier’ is Burying Prairies, Threatening Ranchers and Wildlife

By | April 23, 2024 | 4
An eastern red cedar catches fire. Controlled fires, such as this one on grassland managed by Kansas State University scientists, are needed to save prairies from becoming woodland and shrubland.

A “Green Glacier” is grinding across the Great Plains, burying some of the most threatened habitat on the planet beneath dense junipers and shrubland.

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Kansas City Area Seeks Unprecedented Sustainability Grants

By | April 16, 2024 | 0
Clouds in the sky.

The Kansas City area is pursuing nearly $200 million in federal grants to support sustainability efforts across the metro area.

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Solar vs. Soil Debate Brewing Near Lawrence 

By | April 12, 2024 | 0
A green field. In the middle of the field is an art piece made of dirt and grass that depicts a young farmer. Around the outside of the circle it reads "Save Prime Soil" "Relocate Utility Soil"

Opponents of a proposed 600-acre solar farm say they aren’t against solar power. But they oppose taking prime farmland out of agricultural production. 

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Evergy Struggles to Cut Carbon as Energy Demand Soars

By | April 4, 2024 | 0
In this Feb. 1, 2021, a smokestack from Evergy's Hawthorn coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the setting sun in Kansas City.

Evergy is struggling to meet soaring demand for electricity in the Kansas City area. It’s complicating efforts to reduce carbon emissions amid climate change.

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Droughts, Climate Change, Drive US Beef Herd to Historic Low

By | March 18, 2024 | 0
An Oklahoma rancher pouring out sack feed to his Angus and Charolais mix cattle in a pasture of dead grass caused by drought.

Persistent drought, complicated by climate change, have helped drive the nation’s inventory of beef cattle to a 61–year low.

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