Environment
An Earth Day Like No Other
Earth Day 2020 was supposed to be the stage of global protests in cities across the globe. But recent stay-at-home orders in the wake of coronavirus pandemic has made the mission of local climate activist group Sunrise Movement KC more difficult.
Recent Spate of Tremblers in Kansas Just Might be Subsiding
A recent spate of earthquakes in Kansas might be subsiding, thanks in part to a slowdown in oil and gas exploration.
Climate Impact Index Turns Up Heat on Kansas City
Kansas City ranks as one of the worst cities in the country in a new transportation climate impact index.
A (Blue) River Runs Through Us
In 1975 voters in one of the country’s fastest-growing counties faced a fork in the asphalt. They pondered the construction of three large flood-control reservoirs as part of a $200 million flood-control plan for the Blue River basin presented by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. If the proposition had been approved, three lakes today…
Season of Giving: Educating Future Environmental Leaders
This charity goes to people in need, particularly rural residents.