Climate Change

Lawmakers basically let utilities refinance the cost of their old power plants. And if they get the debt from those coal-fired facilities off the books, they can shut them down and switch faster to renewable energy sources.

Kansas has no state-sponsored energy plan, which leaves decisions on transforming from fossil fuels to renewable sources up to private businesses.

Transportation, finance and building are some of the elements included in a master plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Details of the proposed Regional Climate Action Plan for the Kansas City area and an examination of why Black history isn't more fully integrated into school curriculum year round.

Kansas City's recent cold snap is just one example of the extreme events the Midwest will continue seeing as a result of climate change.

The head of the Kansas City Public Schools district wants more say on future development projects, and the impact climate change could have on urban environments like the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Kansas scores well for the number of charging stations it has in the eastern part of the state, but not so much when it comes to tax incentives and planning for a move away from the internal combustion engine.

Birders and farmers have for years reported seeing fewer and fewer birds, but what's to blame for the decrease?

Choir and band teachers make adjustments for students during the pandemic, and bird populations are dropping in Kansas, Missouri and the rest of the country.

The majority of Kansans also back policies to mitigate climate change, like limiting emissions from coal-fired power plants.

Climate change and the environmental damage caused by large-scale agriculture have researchers across the country searching for ways to increase productivity without causing more damage.

Farmers and ranchers were devastated by a long that ended in 2012. Tribes are working the state and other partners to plan for how to deal with the next drought.