Climate Change

An electric vehicle as it is being charged.

Kansas Awaits a Jolt in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Kansas and Missouri have a split personality when it comes to the availability of electric vehicle charging stations.

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Frank Gieringer walks between rows of apple trees where his customers can pick their own fruit. Gieringer lives near the border of where NextEra Energy Resources wants to build a 2,000-acre solar farm.

Just Outside Kansas City, a Giant Solar Farm Project is Pitting Neighbor Against Neighbor

Johnson and Douglas County approved regulations allowing the construction of what would be the largest utility-scale solar farm in Kansas. But while residents say they support green energy, there’s a vocal contingent pushing back against building 2,000 acres of panels so close to their communities.

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Sarah Hill-Nelson standing in front of Bowersock Mills & Power Co.’s hydroelectric plant.

A Hidden Gem of Renewable Energy

Kansas may be known as one the best states for wind energy in the country. But it also is home to a hydroelectric plant hidden in plain site.

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A dust storm approaches the southwest Kansas town of Elkhart during the Dust Bowl in 1937.

Here Are 7 Ways 2022 Stacks Up Against the Worst Droughts in Kansas History

How bad is the Kansas drought? Among the worst droughts in recorded history. But some other years were more extreme. Here are the numbers.

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Jordan Welch talks to her grandfather Charlie Payne on July 20 in Concordia.

With Corn Belt Inching North, Farm Diversification Gains Momentum

Climate change is redrawing the agricultural map of the United States. As corn becomes less economically viable with changing Midwestern weather patterns, farmers look to a more diverse future.

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