KC’s Climate Change

The bur oak in the foreground is one of several trees the Heartland Tree Alliance has planted at Seven Oaks Park in Kansas City, Missouri. Mature trees in the park make it a rare cool spot in the neighborhood, according to heat data collected last year by the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Climate Change Highlights Value of 19th Century Plan for ‘A City Within a Park’

By Mike Sherry | May 18, 2022

Civic, government and nonprofit leaders are evoking 19th century planner George Kessler’s “city within a park” concept to help address the effects of climate change in Kansas City.

Will Climate Change Prevent Me from Being a Parent? Millennials, Gen Z Question Adding More Children to the Earth

By Channa Steinmetz, Startland News, Catherine Hoffman, Nomin Ujiyediin, KCUR 89.3 | May 17, 2022

Climate anxiety is prompting growing numbers of people to seriously question whether to bring more children into the world.

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

By Cody Boston | April 22, 2021

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.

KC Ranks 25th Among 100 Cities on Clean Energy Scorecard

By Cody Boston | October 14, 2020

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.