Sustainability

Rows of solar energy panels atop a white, flat roof of a small building.

Energy Efficiency Program Helps Rural Businesses Keep the Lights On 

The Rural Energy for America Program is providing crucial funding for rural development projects looking to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability.

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Power lines with a red sunset in the background.

Allowing More Juice to Flow Through Power Lines Could Hasten Clean Energy

America’s power lines can’t handle all the energy promised by thousands of proposed solar, wind and battery energy projects. Technology can ease the gridlock.

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Missouri state Rep. Mike Haffner testifies.

Bill Targeting Controversial Kansas City Landfill Clears Initial Missouri House Vote

The Missouri House supports legislation that would give surrounding communities more sway of the location of a landfill at the edge of Kansas City.

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Sunrise in downtown Kansas City.

Push to Plant Trees in Kansas City Takes Root  

Trees are being planted in Kansas City at an unprecedented pace, putting the city in the front ranks of American cities aggressively fighting climate change.

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A man in a camouflage coat and a brown hat stands in front of a red barn in a blizzard.

Harvesting Change | Advocating for Family Farms

Patchwork Family Farms provides vital links in the local food chain, relieving farmers from the stress of processing, packaging and marketing to customers.

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