Brian Grimmett
Reporter, Kansas News ServiceI seek to find and tell interesting stories about how our environment shapes and impacts us. Climate change is a growing threat to all Kansans, both urban and rural, and I want to inform people about what they can expect, how it will change their daily lives and the ways in which people, corporations and governments are working to adapt. I also seek to hold utility companies accountable for their policy and ratemaking decisions. Email me at grimmett@kmuw.org.
I am a two-time Regional Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist covering energy and environment stories across the state of Kansas. I love to dive deep into complicated issues with the hope of making them easier to understand for general audiences, as with the award-winning hard news feature Westar Wants Kansans To Pay For Peak Power. What Could It Mean For Your Energy Bill?
Before coming to KMUW and the Kansas News Service, I worked at KUER 90.1-FM in Salt Lake City covering the Utah Legislature.
I earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Brigham Young University.
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Kansas utility companies give away millions in charitable donations every year — and you pay for most of it. Researchers say that spending is often used for political purposes. -
A growing relationship between Evergy and activist investment firm Elliott Management is raising red flags with state and federal regulators. -
Choosing a health insurance plan is complicated. Rather than stick with the status quo, follow these tips to make a more informed choice. -
A new-found link between increasing heat and drought means climate change-related impacts to Kansas crops could be double what was expected. -
Your natural gas bill will increase this winter as supply issues drive up market prices. -
From the total power Kansas wind generates to the county with the most turbines, here's 20 interesting facts about Kansas wind. -
After decades of success, the Kansas wind industry faces new challenges that could slow its growth. -
Living in the shadow of the state's first large-scale wind farm for 20 years has been an economic boon for the people living in Gray County, Kansas. -
The student discovered a spotted lanternfly in western Kansas, a bug that can be deadly for many fruit and woody trees and that's been causing havoc in the Northeastern U.S. -
State regulators deny an advocacy group's request to subpoena a firm that helped set natural gas prices that went up more than 2,000% during February's deep freeze.
