Energy

Kansas is slipping to the back of the pack on some critical economic measures. In this episode of Statehouse Blend Kansas, host Jim McLean talks with…

Evergy, the company formed in the merger between Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy, has announced the official retirement dates of several older...

Two Westar Energy employees have died from injuries received while working at the company’s largest power plant, which remained closed Monday....

Perhaps conserving energy is important to you. You’ve switched out all of your incandescent light bulbs with LEDs. You keep your thermostat set at 78 in...

New Trump administration rules aimed at protecting the coal industry reverse Obama-era regulations on greenhouse gases by letting states set their own...

One morning after the next, semi-trailer trucks get off Interstate 70 near Colby in west-central Kansas. They haul parts of giant wind turbines in 150...

To be an oil person in Kansas is to understand that bad times follow good and that betting on any dip or upswing is a game for suckers. Yet it can be so...

Segment 1: Expert in climate impact says ending poverty and hunger should be part of our strategy to protect the planet.The lead author on several…

Segment 1: Kansas City architect believes we should be in a panic over climate change. Instrumental in the formation of the US Green Building Council and…

Not gonna hear itThe U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it would not consider a case involving Planned Parenthood and the state of Kansas.That means Kansas…

Fill ’er upPavement wears down at the same rate whether the cars and trucks rolling over it rely on internal combustion engines for locomotion or on…

Why not WyandotteWyandotte County has long represented undeveloped political muscle for Kansas Democrats. Lots of Democrats there. Not nearly as many…