Sustainability
Beating the Heat: Help for Households Without Air Conditioning
More than 10,000 Kansas City area households have no air conditioning, and many others struggle to maintain their units. Here are some programs that can help.
As Landfills Approach Capacity, Upcycling Gains Momentum
As Kansas City area landfills approach full capacity, more people are embracing upcycling as a sustainability strategic to divert waste.
Farm to Trouble: Mississippi River Basin Farm Runoff Pollutes Upstream Waters
Worsening local effects on health and recreation in Midwest states are spurring action on problems that also cause the Gulf of Mexico’s chronic “dead zone.”
Farm to Trouble: At the Mouth of the Mississippi, Louisiana Bears the Burden of Upstream Runoff
A dead zone at the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana caused by runoff from farms up river will be nearly twice as large this year as in 2023.
Farm to Trouble: As Conservation Lags, so Does Progress in Slashing Gulf’s ‘Dead Zone’
As a federal deadline looms to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf of Mexico by 20%, tile drainage, livestock and fertilizer use have made success unlikely.