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Missouri Finally Mining Untapped Potential With Move Toward Renewable Energy

After years spent lagging behind its neighbors in renewable energy production, Missouri may finally be on the cusp of a green makeover of its power grid.

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Greenworks In Kansas City, a local nonprofit, works to connect kids and young adults with environmental education and job opportunities.

Environmental Camp About More Than Making S’mores

Greenworks In Kansas City, a local nonprofit, works to connect kids and young adults with environmental education and job opportunities.

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Heartland Tree Alliance workers prepare to plant an American elm tree in the Fairlane neighborhood of Kansas City.

Earth Day 2021: A Tree A Day Could Help Keep Climate Change At Bay

The Heartland Tree Alliance is working to expand the tree canopy in Kansas City in hopes of mitigating the effects of an urban heat island.

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Solar panels in downtown Kansas City.

KC Ranks 25th Among 100 Cities on Clean Energy Scorecard

Kansas City ranked 25th in the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s latest analysis of how well 100 cities are reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.

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Good News on Climate Change: Most Americans Now Agree It’s Real, Even in the Midwest

The new 2020 Yale Climate Opinion Map concludes that a majority of Missourians and Kansans believe in climate change.

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