environment

Despite pleas from community members who say the landfill is responsible for mysterious illnesses, federal environmental regulators said that they can’t provide a timeline for cleanup.

The rooftops, pavement and lawns surrounding the Blue River and its creeks take a toll. Efforts to clean it up and restore native vegetation could help.

Regulators want to know the risks that flawed welding or shifting ground could pose for more breaks on the Keystone, which has spilled repeatedly since 2011.

Climate change is making some birds migrate sooner than others to match peak insect populations

The Kansas Department of Transportation is slated to remove the century-old bur oak tree, which is located at the southwest corner of 119th Street and U.S. 69, to make room for the 69Express toll lane project.

The Keystone is Washington County's biggest source of property taxes for schools and other local government, but the company didn't pay for 10 years.

The Keystone's biggest spill ever happened on Dec. 7 in Washington County. The cleanup is ongoing.

The dead zone encompasses thousands of acres in the Gulf each summer and results in a significant impact to marine life.

It’s been almost two months since the Keystone pipeline erupted and crude oil rained down upon several acres of native prairie and cropland, and polluted more than three miles of Mill Creek. Hundreds of workers have been hustling around the clock to recover the oil, but landowners want more information about the cleanup and about why the pipeline broke.

Hundreds of workers have been hustling around the clock to recover the oil. Some landowners want more information about the cleanup and about why the pipeline broke.

Environmentalists have asked the state Administrative Hearing Commission to overturn a water permit for a silica mine in Ste. Genevieve. Residents and environmentalists say the permit would allow the mine to release contaminants in the local water supply.

The state created a plan in 2003 to keep a predominantly Black neighborhood in Wichita informed about toxic groundwater in their community. It failed to follow through on several key aspects.