Climate Change

Power lines with a red sunset in the background.

Allowing More Juice to Flow Through Power Lines Could Hasten Clean Energy

America’s power lines can’t handle all the energy promised by thousands of proposed solar, wind and battery energy projects. Technology can ease the gridlock.

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Sunrise in downtown Kansas City.

Push to Plant Trees in Kansas City Takes Root  

Trees are being planted in Kansas City at an unprecedented pace, putting the city in the front ranks of American cities aggressively fighting climate change.

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Corn piled outside of a grain elevator

Ethanol Plants Want to Bury CO2 in Kansas to Cut Carbon Footprints

Two companies in Kansas want to pump carbon dioxide emissions deep underground to combat climate change. But environmental groups and landowners are opposed.

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Kenny Davis stands next to the yellow tag marking where a natural gas pipeline traverses underneath his Scott County, Illinois farm on Oct. 9, 2023.

U.S. Hopes to Build Pipelines for Carbon Capture. Landowners Don’t Want Them

Thousands of miles of oil and gas pipelines crisscross the country. Now, more are being proposed to carry things like carbon dioxide to combat climate change.

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Clouds in the sky.

Kansas City Tapping Massive Vein of Sustainability Funding 

The Kansas City area, which is emerging as a national sustainability hub, is pursuing up to $200 million in federal funds for green projects. 

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