Climate Change

An aerial view of the Florida Power & Light Echo River Solar Energy Center in Wellborn, Florida.

Details of Massive KC Solar Project Begin to Emerge

Evergy is among the companies responding to Kansas City’s request for proposals to develop a massive solar farm at Kansas City International Airport.

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A field of winter wheat in Kansas.

With Weeks Until Winter Wheat Harvest, Drought Plagues Kansas

While the drought has eased in much of the United States, it has gotten worse in Kansas, which expects the winter wheat harvest to decline 20%.

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An electric school bus being assembled at IC Bus in Tulsa.

Electric Vehicle Fleets are Coming on Fast 

The electric vehicle revolution is bringing the battle to throttle climate change and achieve sustainability to unlikely locales in Kansas.

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Brownie Wilson of the Kansas Geological Survey uses a metal measuring tape to determine the depth of the aquifer's water level in western Kansas. Statewide aquifer levels dropped by nearly two feet over the past year — this third-largest decline since the 1990s.

With the Ogallala Aquifer Drying Up, Kansas Ponders Limits to Irrigation

Water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer continue to plummet. But after decades of inaction, Kansas’ approach to water conservation might be shifting.

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A man stands in a field that has dead corn stalks and a young cover crop. He is digging for a soil sample. Next to him is a green four wheeler.

Missouri Farmers Add Carbon to Their List of Crops

More farmers are joining a program to sell the carbon sequestered on crop land.

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