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Posts Tagged ‘Sustainability’

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Signs Bill to Kill South Kansas City Landfill

By | May 7, 2024 | 0
A sign across from the proposed landfill in south Kansas City implores drivers to help stop the project from moving forward.

Gov. Mike Parson has signed legislation designed to keep a landfill from moving into south Kansas City, ending a more than year-long effort to stop the project.

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Kansas City Faces Fight as Feds Ponder Sustainability Grants

By | May 7, 2024 | 0
A view of Kansas City's skyline.

The Kansas City area faces stiff competition as it seeks nearly $200 million in federal sustainability grants to fund projects to address climate change.

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Trees are Spreading Across the Great Plains, Making Climate Change Worse

By | May 6, 2024 | 0
Eastern red cedars are taking over grasslands in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. In most temperate grasslands around the world, gaining a tree canopy won't help cool the planet.

We often think trees are good for the environment. But in the Midwest and Great Plains, they’re worsening climate change as woodlands take over grasslands.

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KC Residents Will Soon Be Able to Throw Away Twice as Much Trash. How Will it Affect Recycling?

By | May 1, 2024 | 0
New Kansas City trash carts on a truck.

Kansas City is about to replace trash bags with bins. But the convenience of a lidded trash bin may come at a cost for the environment.

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Missouri Angler Lands Monster Invasive Carp, Buries It

By | April 26, 2024 | 0
Kasey Whiteman of the Missouri Department of Conservation holds proof that invasive silver carp can grow to large sizes. This one weighed close to 60 pounds.

George Chance recently caught what may be a world-record invasive carp. Rather than mount the 97-pound giant, he buried it in his garden as fertilizer.

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