Sustainability

Kansas City Area Seeks Unprecedented Sustainability Grants

By Martin Rosenberg | April 16, 2024

The Kansas City area is pursuing nearly $200 million in federal grants to support sustainability efforts across the metro area.

A green field. In the middle of the field is an art piece made of dirt and grass that depicts a young farmer. Around the outside of the circle it reads "Save Prime Soil" "Relocate Utility Soil"

Solar vs. Soil Debate Brewing Near Lawrence

By Cami Koons | April 12, 2024

Opponents of a proposed 600-acre solar farm say they aren’t against solar power. But they oppose taking prime farmland out of agricultural production.

A row of box trucks with various nonprofit logos are lined up in a parking lot. A car drives down a row of cones behind the trucks while volunteers stand nearby in yellow vests.

Spring Cleaning the Sustainable and Charitable Way

By Cami Koons | April 9, 2024

Kansas Citians donated their gently used items to local charities through a drive-thru Un-Dumpster Day event at South Broadland Presbyterian Church.

In this Feb. 1, 2021, a smokestack from Evergy's Hawthorn coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the setting sun in Kansas City.

Evergy Struggles to Cut Carbon as Energy Demand Soars

By Martin Rosenberg | April 4, 2024

Evergy is struggling to meet soaring demand for electricity in the Kansas City area. It’s complicating efforts to reduce carbon emissions amid climate change.

Bruce Graham, former head of the Renewable Energy Department at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kansas, stands in front of a wind turbine.

Kansas Farmer Brings Renewable Energy Future to Concordia

By Haines Eason | April 3, 2024

A Kansas farmer has built a renewable energy program at Cloud County Community College, embracing sustainability workforce training to confront climate change.