Tag: Sustainability - Page 6

Report: Rural America Produces Greenhouse Gasses on Behalf of Urban and Suburban Areas

By | June 4, 2024 |

At least 36% of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. come from rural America, but they’re mostly used to produce energy and food for urban and suburban areas.

Insects Don’t Get Love Like Other Animals. But Kansas Can’t Survive Without Them

By | June 3, 2024 |

Entomologist Mary Liz Jameson, right, shows Luz Horton which kinds of dung beetles likely live on the land where she and her husband, Jamin Horton, own a bison ranch.

Scientists are trying to figure out why insects are struggling, what it means for ecosystems and how it will ultimately affect people.

Grass Lawns are a Landscape Staple, But an Environmental Reckoning Looms

By | May 24, 2024 |

Denise Whitebread Fanning's yard tends to stick out among the rows of yards in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

Lawns have come to dominate our physical — and cultural — landscapes. Now concerns over environmental impacts are propelling changes.

Food Insecurity Soars in the Heartland

By | May 22, 2024 |

Volunteers scoop meat into containers in the kitchen of Pete’s Garden.

A new study by Feeding America found that food insecurity soared during the pandemic. Harvesters and Pete’s Garden are seeking solutions in Kansas City.