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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Rising cropland values could both hurt and help Kansas farmers as general inflation already adds uncertainty to 2022. -
Algae blooms are increasingly fouling Kansas lakes. The blooms can make the water cities take from those lakes taste and smell bad and force them to spend more money on chemicals to make it taste better. -
Rural Kansans stand to save a lot of money by switching to an electric car or truck. But availability, policy and infrastructure roadblocks could get in the way. -
The sisters at Heartland Farm mark just one of several religious communities in Kansas turning their attention to a modern crisis — climate change. Motivated by their religious beliefs, they make a faith-based case for environmentalism. -
Hotter nights hurt growth of certain important Kansas crops like wheat and corn, and scientists are looking for new varieties that can take the heat. -
Utility companies Evergy and Kansas Gas Energy say they're working within their industry to improve defenses against hackers and ransomware. -
Hemp farmers find it hard to locate processors for their crops, making it hard for the industrial hemp industry to get a footing in the state. -
Heating bills for school districts spiked during the cold snap earlier this year, leaving some districts unable to pay. -
Perennial grains could lower the carbon footprint of farming, and help slow global warming. -
Renewable energy sources like wind and solar are making coal increasingly less attractive as a way to generate electricity.
