Climate Change

Kansas City has already made some changes to address climate change, such as a switch to electric municipal vehicles. Other changes will take a more concerted effort.

Blunt was the sole Missouri Republican to vote for the infrastructure bill, but has objections to other ideas Biden is proposing.

Prisons run by the Kansas Department of Corrections aren't always air-conditioned, and inmates and staff who work inside say the heat can be unbearable.

A new-found link between increasing heat and drought means climate change-related impacts to Kansas crops could be double what was expected.

More young people say they're struggling with anxiety and depression related to climate change. In Kansas City, one mother is pushing the environmental movement to prioritize mental health and prevent activists from burning out.

As climate change worsens anxiety and depression among young people, Sami Aaron is teaching local environmentalists how to prioritize their mental health — instead of sacrificing themselves for the cause.

The federal government pays farmers to do things that fight global warming. And farmers want in. There's just not enough money to go around.

More home gardeners in Kansas City are deciding to fill their yards not with grass, but with native wildflowers, which are better for the environment. But that’s putting these homeowners in conflict with their neighbors, and Kansas City code.

Scientists are running tests in fields around the world to see if basalt rock will work to keep the soil healthy, increase yield and reduce agriculture's contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.

Dennis Moriarty, 80, planted 1,500 square feet of wildflowers in front of his home to attract pollinators. Now he faces a city citation and and a possible court date if he doesn't trim the garden back.

With aggressive growing patterns and sinister tactics, Old World bluestem is crowding out native grass species and remaking Kansas prairies.

Microbes living in these aquatic environments consume carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas.